A landscapes’ guideA landscapes’ guide

Alma Garcillán SaínzAlma Garcillán Saínz

Alba Felipe GonzálezAlba Felipe González

Carlos de Lucas SanzCarlos de Lucas Sanz

Badlands:Badlands:are abrupt areas “V”shaped ruts are abrupt areas “V”shaped ruts which channel the water of streams and affect which channel the water of streams and affect

material which are subject to erosion material which are subject to erosion

• These badlands are in Almeria (Spain)

• Western films are filmed there

Gorges.Gorges.

• These gorges are in

Catalonia.

• Gorges are is a deep

valley between cliffs

often carved from the

landscape by a river.

Hoces del DuratónHoces del Duratón

• This is a very important

Landscape in our community

They are located in Sepúlveda

A village about 70km

from Segovia

RavinesRavines

• These ravines are in

Granada.

• Ravines area very

small valley, which is

often the product of

streamcutting erosion.

Alluvial plains Alluvial plains

• An alluvial plain is an extensive deposit of materials which fill the bottoms of valleys .

• This one is located on Guadalquivir zone.

Deltas.Deltas.

• This delta is in

Tarragona and is

called delta del Ebro.

• Delta is a landform

where the mouth of a

river flows into an

ocean or sea .

CliffsCliffs

• a cliff or bluff is a

significant vertical,

or near vertical,

rock exposure • Cliffs are categorized

as erosion landforms due

to erosion and weathering.• This cliff is in Galicia

Beaches Beaches

• Beaches are formed in the interior of bays between two rocky outcrops or on coastlines where the waves lose their force.

• There are two types of beaches : rocky and sandy

• This are spanish beaches.

Coastal poolsCoastal pools

• A coastal pool is a costal lake close of by a sandbank.

• This one is called La Albufera and it is in Valencia

Land tied islands Land tied islands

• Island joined to the coast with a nearby outcrop .

• This example in La Concha beach

Dunes or ergsDunes or ergs

• Dunes are accumulations of sand which move across the ground as a result of the wind.

• This dunes are in Fuerteventura.

Glaciers Glaciers

• A glacier is a large, slow moving river of ice, formed from compacted layers of snow, that slowly deforms and flows in response to gravity . Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth. This glacier is Aneto

mountain.

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