SPANISH COASTS

There are three different coastal areas:

• The Cantabrian coast has rocky cliffs, estuaries and gulfs.
• The Atlantic coast is very varied. In the northwest, it is high and rocky with many estuaries. In the south, the coast is low and sandy. In the Canary Islands varies considerably: Tenerife has rocky cliffs, while Gran Canaria has long, sandy beaches.
• The Mediterranean coast is low and sandy, with long beaches. In the Balearic Islands, high coasts alternate with long, sandy beaches.

RIVER BASINS IN SPAIN

The Iberian Peninsula has narrow coastal plains and two large, low-lying plains called river basins.

• The Ebro river basin is in the north.
• The Guadalquivir river basin is in the south.

MOUNTAINS (IN SPAIN)

• The Pyrenees is a mountain chain to the north of the Inner Plateau. It provides a natural border between Spain and France.
• The Baetic Chain is a mountain chain to the south of the Inner Plateau.

The highest mountains on the Iberian Peninsula are Mulhacen (3,478m) in the Baetic Chain and Aneto (3,404m) in the Pyrenees.
The highest mountain peak in Spain is Mount Teide (3,718m) on the island of Tenerife.

LANDSCAPES IN SPAIN

The Iberian Peninsula has many different landscapes.
Central Spain is dominated by a large plateau, called the Meseta Central or the Inner Plateau.
This is divided into two parts by the Central Mountain Chain.

REMEMBER

LANDSCAPES
Landscapes can be coastal or inland.
Inland landscapes consist of mountains and plains.
Mountains are areas of high land with steep slopes.
Plains are large areas of flat land.
Coastal landscapes are near the sea.
There are beaches and cliffs on the coast.

Clicking on the links you can remember what we studied last year:
Inland landscapes,  mountain landscapes,  flatland, features of landscapes, characteristics of coastal landscapes, costal features and people and coastal landscapes.

RIVERS
Rivers are large, flowing bodies of water.
The course of a river starts at its source in the mountains and flows into the sea at its mouth.

Clicking on the links you can remember what we studied last year:
What is a river and the course of a river.

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EVERY AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT

People in Spain speak Castilian Spanish.
In some Communities, people also speak another language, for example, Catalan, Valencian, Basque, Galician or Aranese.
All Autonomous Communities are governed by national laws and institutions.