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Full name: …………………………………
Date: …………………………………………
Class: …………………………………………
School: ………………………………….…..
Teacher: ……………………..……………
Contents:
0.- Pictogram
1.- Geographical location
2.- Relief
3.- Rivers
4.- Climate
5.- Webgraphy
http://www.spanish-townguides.com/Weather_in_Spain.ht
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-around: por, alrededor
de
B
- beyond: más allá de
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- country: país
D
- dry: seco
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F
- find: encontrar
- flow into: desembocar
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H
-hot: caluroso
-high: alto
- higher than: más alto que
-the highest: el más alto
I
- is found: se encuentra
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K
L
- less: menos
- low: bajo
- location: situación
M
- mild: suave
-mountain range: cadena
montañosa
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O
- our: nuestro/a/os/as
COMPARISON OF SHORT ADJECTIVES
P
Q
R
- rainfall: precipitación
-river: río
S
- stream: corriente, flujo
- surrounded: rodeado
T
- tributary: afluente
V
- valley: valle
W
- which: el cual, la cual
- while: mientras que
1.- Geographical location
Spain is found in the Southwest of Europe in the Iberian
peninsula. It also occupies the Balearic islands, the Canary
islands, Ceuta and Melilla.
Our country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea.
2.- Relief
Valleys: Ebro and Guadalquivir valleys are found
around and beyond the Meseta.
Mountain Ranges: The Pyrenees, the Cordillera
Cantábrica, the Macizo Galaico-Leonés, the Sistemas
BéticosCordilleras Costero-Catalanas and Sierra
Tramontana which is found on the island of Mallorca.
Volcano: Teide is the highest point in Spain. It is
found in Tenerife.
Islands: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and
Cabrera are found on the Balearic islands while
Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura ,
La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera are found on the
Canary Islands.
Activity two. Give a definition for:
Activity one. Give a name to
each island. An atlas can help
- Mountain. By mountain we understand
you
an elevation of land higher than a hill.
- Island. …………………………………………
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- Valley. …………………………………………
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3.- Rivers
A river is a continuous stream of fresh water.
Most rivers in Spain flow irregularly.
Bidasoa, Nervión and Nalón flow into the
Cantabrian Sea.
Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir,
Tinto and Odiel flow into the Atlantic Ocean
Ebro, Turia, Júcar y Seugura flow into the
Mediterranean Sea.
4.- Climate
In a very general sense, the south is warm and dry while the north is cooler and more
rainy. In the coast, the difference between high and low temperatures is not wide. In
the interior the contrast in temperatures is greater.
4.1. Continental climate.
It is the most predominant climate in Spain.
Winters are cold and summers are hot. Most of
the rainfall occurs in late spring.
4.2. Mediterranean climate.
Winters are generally mild while summers are
hot and dry. Temperatures are moderate.
4.3. Oceanic climate.
Oceanic zones have got extensive rainfall.
Summers are warm while winters are less cold
than in continental zones.
4.4 Mountain climate.
These areas have got cold winters and mild
summers. Snow and strong winds are also
common.
4.5 Arid climate.
This area is hot and dry with very little rainfall.
Activity three. Write the name of the activity under the appropriate picture and
then answer the questions
ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAIN
ACTIVITIES ON THE BEACH
trekking rock-climbing
skiing
snowboarding
mountain-biking
1
snorkelling
windsurfing
swimming
running on the beach
3
2
2
1
4
5
3
4
Activity four.
What’s your favourite place, the mountain or the beach?….………………………………..……..
……………………………………………….Why? My favourite place is ………………………………… because
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………….
What kind of activities can you do in the mountain and on the beach? The pictures
can help you.
In the mountain we can …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
while on the beach we …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Activity five. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Justify the false ones.
1.- You can find Spain in the Northeast of Europe. ………
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2.- Formentera is found in the Canary Islands. ……….
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3.- The North of Spain is cool and rainy in a general sense. ………..
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4.- The Mediterranean climate has got dry and hot summers. ………..
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5.- Snow and rainfalls are common in arid climate. ………..
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Activity six. Complete the diagram
Rivers
Relief
- Valleys.
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- Volcano.
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- …………………………… .
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- Cantabrian Sea:
Bidasoa, ………………………..
- ……………………………………. :
Guadalquivir, ………………….
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- Mediterranean Sea :
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.…………………..
- Continental
climate.
Winters are …………..
Summers are …………
- …………………………….
Winters are ……………
Summers are …………
- Oceanic climate
Summers are …………
Winters are ……………
- …………………………….
Winters ………………….
Summers ……………….
-Islands.
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Location:
- Arid climate
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Activity seven. Look at the map. Draw these geographical features in the appropriate
place
1.- Cantabrian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
2.- Bidasoa, Nervión and Nalón, Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Ebro Júcar
and Segura.
3.- Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote,
Fuerteventura , La Palma, El Hierro and La Gomera.