15. THE RELIEF IN EUROPE
• The relief in Europe has three main
features:
– Young mountain ranges, very high and new,
like the Alpes or the Pirineos.
– Old mountains massifs, like the Urales or the
Macizo central, low and eroded mountains.
– Vaste plains, where long rivers flow, like the
European plain: it starts in France and ends in
the Urales.
16. EUROPA: SEAS
• Seas: the european coasts are
irregular and short, with many seas.
Mediterranean, baltic, black sea…
• Peninsulas: large and diverse, like the
Iberian peninsula.
• Islands: Very numerous in the
Mediterranean sea: Sicilia, Córcega,
Creta, Chipre.
17. The rivers in Europe
• Rivers in Europe flow into these seas:
– Artic Ocean. Long, and frozen in winter.
– Atlantic ocean and baltic Sea: their flow is
regular and with abundant discharge (caudal).
Rihn or Elba
– Mediterranean: short, with little discharge
and carry little water in the summer.
– Black and Caspian sea: they are very long
and have a considerable discharge, like
Volga, Danubio and Don
18. Europe: climates
• Climates in Europe are mainly temperate,
because of the latitude:
– Continental (take place inland, like Russia).
– Mediterranean (across al the coasts of the
Mediterranean sea)
– Oceanic: mainly in the west, close to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Other climates are: polar climate (close to the
North Pole), mountain climate (in high
mountains, like the Alpes) and subtropical
(Canarias islands).
21. Sistema central
Cordillera cantábrica Pirineos
Montes de Toledo
Sierra Morena
Cordill.bética
Sistema
ibérico
Macizo
Galaico
RELIEF
Submeseta sur
Submeseta norte
Depresión
Del Guadalquivir
Depresión del Ebro
The altitude in Spain is high,
Because of the mountain ranges
And the central plateau.
22. Mount Teide (3718 m.), highest
Mountain in Spain
RELIEF IN SPAIN:
-Young mountain ranges, sharp and high
-(Pirineos, cordillera bética: 2500-3400 m.)
-Old massifs (montes de toledo, low altitude and
round, eroded mountains: 1500-2000 m.)
-Plateaus, highlands, covering both Castillas
and surrounded by mountains (650 m. average -media-)
-Depressions (only a few, Guadalquivir and Ebro)
26. River Ebro crossing Zaragoza (923 km. Longest river in Spain)
Rivers in Spain flow to the next seas:
-Cantabrian: short, regular and with abundant
Discharge.
-Atlantic ocean: long and irregular.
-Mediterranean sea: very irregular, with scarce
Water in the summer.