Posted: March 28th, 2023
Unit 7: The Iberian Peninsula
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Meseta Central
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a large plateau that organises the landforms of the Peninsula
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Sistema Central
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a mountain range that divides the Meseta into two different parts
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Montes de Toledo
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a mountain range that separates the river basins of Tajo and Guadiana
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Sierra Morena
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a mountain range that separates the Meseta from the Depresión del Guadalquivir
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Pirineos
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a mountain range that links the peninsula with the rest of the European continent
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Sierra de Tramuntana
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the main Sierra in Mallorca
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Pla
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a plain in the centre of the island of Mallorca
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Iberian System
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the relief of the Balearic Islands is an extension of …
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Teide
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the highest peak in Spain
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Mulhacén
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the highest peak in the Peninsula
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Temperate zone
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climate zone that belongs to the different climates in Spain
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The layout of the relief
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climate factor that determines that the humid air of the coastal areas cannot reach the interior of the peninsula
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Azores anticyclone
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main anticyclone that affects Spain in summer
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Euro-Siberian anticyclone
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main anticyclone that affects Spain in winter
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Oceanic climate
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type of climate located in the north of Spain
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Typical Mediterranean climate
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type of climate located in the Mediterranean coast, Balearic Islands and South Atlantic coast
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Inland Mediterranean climate
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type of climate located in the Meseta Central and Depresión del Ebro
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Dry Mediterranean climate
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type of climate located in the southeast of the Mediterranean coast
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Subtropical climate
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type of climate located in the Canary Islands
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Mountain climate
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type of climate located in the highest mountain ranges
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Oceanic climate
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type of climate with cool winters, mild summers, and regular and abundant rainfall
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Typical Mediterranean climate
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type of climate with mild winters, hot summers, and low and irregular precipitation
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Inland Mediterranean climate
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type of climate with cold winters, hot summers, and scarce and irregular precipitation
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Dry Mediterranean climate
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type of climate with mild winters, very hot summers, and very scarce and irregular precipitation
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Subtropical climate
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type of climate with mild temperatures all year round and scarce precipitation
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Mountain climate
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type of climate with low temperatures in winter, cool in summer, and abundant precipitation (snow)
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The layout of the relief
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factor of the river network that determines the shape and size of the basins and the erosion of rivers
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Climate
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factor of the river network that determines the flow of the rivers
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Cantabrian basin
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basin where the rivers are short and with abundant and regular flow
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Mediterranean basin
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basin where the rivers are usually short, and the flow is low and irregular
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Rambla
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water channel that is dry most of the time, except when rainfall occurs in the Mediterranean basin
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Ebro
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the longest river in the Mediterranean basin
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Atlantic basin
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basin with long rivers, and abundant and irregular flow
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Gully
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a narrow valley or channel with ephemeral streams in the Canary Islands
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Irrigated agriculture
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the human activity that consumes the most water
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Reservoir
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an artificial store of water created with a dam
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Desalination plant
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a factory where salt is removed from salt water in order to make the water suitable for drinking and irrigation.
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Water transfer
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bring water from a river basin with a surplus to those with a deficit
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Deciduous Atlantic forest
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type of forest in the oceanic landscape
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Beech, oak and chestnut
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main trees in the deciduous Atlantic forest
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Moorland
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typical scrubland in the oceanic landscape
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Holm oak, cork oak and pine
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main trees in the Mediterranean forest
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Thyme, rosemary and lavender
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aromatic shrubs in the Mediterranean landscape
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High mountain landscape
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type of landscape where the vegetation grows at different levels
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Endemic species
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species than only grow in a specific place, characteristics of the subtropical landscape
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