SPAIN, a wonderful country to discover

MAPS

• Thursday, 22nd February: Comunidades Autónomas y relieve de España.

17 Comunidades Autónomas + 2 Ciudadades Autónomas.

Mountain ranges: Meseta Norte, Meseta Sur, Pirineos, Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Central, Sistema Ibérico, Sierra Morena, Sistemas Béticos.

• Thursday, 1st March: Comunidades Autónomas, provincias y capitales de España. Relieve de España.

17 Comunidades Autónomas + 2 Ciudadades Autónomas.

Provincias:

1	Madrid
2	Barcelona
3	Valencia
4	Sevilla
5	Zaragoza
6	Málaga
7	Murcia
8	Palma
9	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
10	Bilbao
11	Alicante
12	Córdoba
13	Valladolid
14	Vitoria-Gasteiz
15	La Coruña
16	Granada
17	Oviedo
18	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19	Pamplona
20	Almería

Mountain ranges: Meseta Norte, Meseta Sur, Pirineos, Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Central, Sistema Ibérico, Sierra Morena, Sistemas Béticos.

Seas and oceans: Mar Cantábrico, Mar Mediterráneo, Océano Atlántico.

Rivers: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Ebro.

Games to learn by playing:

http://serbal.pntic.mec.es/ealg0027/mapasflash.htm

Landscapes have both natural and man-made features. Natural features have not been changed by people, for example, mountains. Man-made features were put there by people, for example, roads. There are many different natural and man-made features in Spain. Can you name any?

Activity: Read the descriptions below and match them to the pictures.

• Cars and other vehicles travel on this.
• This is an area of land that is surrounded by water.
• This is a high wall of rock next to the sea.
• These can be used as homes for people or as offices.
• This is an area of sand or rocks next to the sea.
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• Ana and Tom’s school trip project
• Look at Ana and Tom’s project, then answer the questions.

Look at the old photograph. When do you think it was taken?

Now, look at the picture on pages 56 and 57 of this unit. Compare it with the picture on this page. How has the town changed?

Some man-made features can damage natural landscapes. Think of some ways humans have a positive impact on landscapes.

Mainland Spain is located in the south-west of Europe. Spain is divided into areas of land called autonomous communities. There are seventeen autonomous communities in Spain. Spain also has two autonomous cities in the north of Africa - Ceuta and Melilla. The autonomous communities have their own government and most of them have a capital city.

This physical map shows where the important landforms in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula are located. Hills, mountains and low areas of lands are in different colours so it’s easy for us to see them. There is also a key which tells us what each colour means.

Most of Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula. A peninsula is an area of land that is mostly surrounded by water, but is connected to a larger area of land on one side. There are lots of different types of landscapes in Spain and many different types of landforms.

The Cordillera Cantábrica, the Pyrenees, the Sistema Ibérico, the Sistema Central, the Sierra Morena and the Cordillera Bética are the main mountain ranges in Spain.

Thousands of rivers flow across the Iberian Peninsula but most of them are quite small and dry up during the summer months. Some of Spain’s largest rivers travel hundreds of kilometres through many villages, towns and cities. These rivers are used for agriculture, such as growing fruit and vegetables. They also provide drinking water to both wild animals and humans.

The major rivers begin high in the summits of the mountain ranges of Spain. Each river begins at a different source and travels across Spain to its mouth, located in one of the major bodies of water surrounding the Iberian Peninsula.

The Tajo is the longest and one of the most important rivers in the Iberian Peninsula. Many man-made dams and reservoirs along the Tajo provide fresh drinking water for central Spain and Portugal. The Tajo passes through many important towns and cities in Spain including Aranjuez, Toledo, Talavera de la Reina and Lisbon in Portugal.

• Work with a partner and make a list of things we can do to help protect the environment.
• Find out about an environmental group in your area. What does the group do? How can you get involved?
• In groups, plan a clean-up event for your school or local area. Choose a place that needs your help. Make posters to encourage others to participate.

ART PROJECT

Make a three-dimensional physical map with different landforms.

• Brown, yellow and green plasticine
• Wooden sticks
• Cardboard
• Pieces of paper