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