TEMA 1. EL RELIEVE DE ESPAÑA
APRENDE JUGANDO: MAPAS FLASH INTERACTIVOS
¿Qué es el relieve?
Es la forma de la corteza terrestre. Son los altibajos del terreno.
Unidades de relieve:
Las montañas que rodean a la Meseta:
- Montes de León.
- Cordillera Cantábrica.
- Sistema Ibérico.
- Sierra Morena.
Las montañas interiores a la Meseta:
- El Sistema Central
- Los Montes de Toledo.
Las montañas exteriores a la Meseta:
- El Macizo Galaico
- Los Montes Vascos
- Los Pirineos.
- La Cordillera Costero Catalana.
- Sistemas Béticos.
- La Depresión del Ebro.
- La Depresión del Guadalquivir.
Archipiélagos:
- Archipiélago Balear.
- Archipiélago Canario.
Accidentes costeros:
- Golfos.
- Cabos.
SCIENCE VOCABULARY
Unit 1- The Relief of Spain
Relief-Relieve
Edge-Borde, Orilla
Height-Altura
Flood-Inundación
Field-Campo
Surround-Rodear
Across-De un
lado a otro
Flow-Fluir,
Flujo
Peak-Pico
Cross-Cruzar
Valley-Valle
Cliff-Acantilado,
Precipicio
Plains-Llanuras
Plateaus-Meseta
River Basins-Cuenca
del Río
Flat-Plano
Cape-Cabo
Bay-Bahía
Gulf-Golfo
Cove-Cala
Peninsula-Península
Isthmus-Istmo
Narrow-Estrecho
Mountains-Montañas
Steep-Empinado
Summit-Cumbre
Relief
means the variations in elevation of the
Earth´s surface. Inland relief is mostly
mountains and plains.
Mountains
are high elevations of land. They have steep slopes, a summit
and a foot.
Plains
are large pieces of flat land.
Plateaus
are high areas of flat land.
River
Basins are low areas of flat land next to a
river.
Land next to the sea is the coast.
Cape
a large piece of land that sticks out
into the sea.
Bay
a body of water partially enclosed by
land. A big one is called a gulf, A small one is called a cove.
Peninsula
is a narrow
piece of land surrounded by water on three sides. It is connected to the mainland by a piece of
land called an isthmus.
