Geography Flashcards
Size ranking in Europe
3rd
What % of Iberian peninsula
85%
Ranking of mountainous in Europe
3rd
How much covered by Meseta
45%
Highest capital in Europe ranking for Madrid
2nd
Which mountain range in NE
Pirineos
Highest point of Pirineas
Aneto 3404
Cantabrian range
Cordillera Cantabrica (North) Picos de Europa
Sistema Iberico
Mid north east Moncayo 2300m 12pm -3pm Aragon Castile yL Rioja Valencia Cataluna Castle LM
Sistema Central
Sierra de Guardarrama and Sierra de Pico Almazor 2,500m 2pm- 9pm Extremadura Castile LM Castile yL
Catalan Mediterranean System
Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas
Coastal range in Catalonia
1pm
Toledo Mountains
Central mountain range
Middle to 9pm
1600m
Castile LM
Extremadura
Sierra Morena
South West range Centre to 8pm 1300m Extremadura Castile LM Andalucia
Sistema Betico
SE mountain range
Prebetica, Subbetica, Penibetic (includes Sierra Nevada)
3500m
Andalucia
Highest peak in Spain
Pico del Tiede (volcano)
Tenerife
3715
Lowland areas
Ebro Basin (arid, sparsely populated) Andalucian Plain (fertile), Guadalquiver river basin Low coastal plains
Seas
North = Bay of Biscay
West = Atlantic Ocean
East and South = Mediterranean (inc Balearic Sea)
Rivers
Tagus (longest) Ebro (largest) Duero Guadina Guadalquiver
Which river flows into the Med
Ebro
What is the longest river
Tagus /Tajo
What % of the total mainland area of Spain is the southern Meseta
25%
