3RD OF PRIMARYSOCIAL SCIENCE

THE RELIEF OF SPAIN

SEAS AND OCEANS

In Spain there are two seas and one ocean THE CANTABRIAN SEA on the north THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA on the south and east THE ATLANTIC OCEAN on the west

Cantabrian Sea

Atla

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O

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Med

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nean

Sea

MOUNTAIN RANGES

Cantabrian Range

Central System Iberian System

Sierra Morena

Betic System

Pyrenees

RIVERS OF SPAIN

In Spain there are eight principal rivers

In Extremadura there are two of them: -Tajo river-Guadiana river

2 ARCHIPELAGOS

An archipelago is a group of islandsSpain has two archipelagos

BALEARIC ARCHIPELAGO – It is in the Mediterranean Sea

CANARY ARCHIPELAGO – It is in the Atlantic Ocean

QUESTIONS

What are the two rivers that cross Extremadura?

Which mountain range separate Spain from France?

What is the name of the ocean near Spain?What’s the name of the two seas near Spain?What’s the name of the two archipelagos of

Spain?

ACTIVITIES

Put the name of the elements of the relief in the map of Spain.

Write on color red Atlantic ocean, on green Mediterranean sea and on blue Cantabrian sea and write them on the correct place in the map

JOURNAL

Write 2 sentences about the relief of Spain

Example: In Spain there are 8 rivers. In Extremadura there are two rivers: Tajo and Guadiana