U.3 LANDSCAPES CHANGE TEACHER: Sara Pascual

TYPES OF LANDSCAPES MAN-MADE LANDSCAPES They are made by humans and have got man-made elements like crop fields, reservoirs, houses, power line…. NATURAL LANDSCAPES They are made by nature and have got natural elements.

We can distinguish two types of man-made landcapes: Rural landscapes: Have lots of natural elements. A village has a rural landscape. Urban landscapes: Have lots of artificial elements. A big city has an urban landscape.

TYPES OF CHANGES IN LANDSCAPES Natural changes Man-made changes Harmful changes

NATURAL CHANGES FAST CHANGES When it snows in winter or there is a drought in summer SLOW CHANGES They are caused by the wind or water flows

MAN-MADE CHANGES They are caused by humans when they build houses, roads…

HARMFUL CHANGES Intensive farming Uncontrolled building construction

HARMFUL CHANGES Mining and cutting down Rubbish and waste

LANDSCAPES RELIEF COASTAL RELIEF CONTINENTAL RELIEF

COASTAL RELIEF CAPE CLIFF COASTLINE BEACH

COASTAL RELIEF PENINSULA (ISTHMUS) GULF / BAY

COASTAL RELIEF ISLAND (ARCHIPELAGO)

CONTINENTAL RELIEF MOUNTAIN. MOUNTAIN RANGE (top, slope, bottom) CONTINENTAL RELIEF MOUNTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGE (top, slope, bottom) MOUNTAIN CHAIN

CONTINENTAL RELIEF PLATEAU PLAINS HILL VALLEY

SPAIN’S RELIEF

Spain is located in the southwest of Europe Spain is located in the southwest of Europe. Most of Spain’s territory is on the Iberian Peninsula. Ceuta and Melilla are also territories of Spain although they are in Africa. The Balearic Islands and Canary Islands are also territories of Spain.

DIVERSE RELIEF (SPAIN) RIVERS: Miño – Ebro – Duero – Tajo – Júcar – Segura – Guadiana – Guadalquivir SEAS: Cantabrian Sea – Mediterranean Sea OCEANS: Atlantic Ocean

SPAIN’S NATIONAL PARKS National Parks protect animals and plants. WETLAND PARKS Many birds nest here. MOUNTAIN PARKS Birds of prey, deers and bears live here.

SPAIN’S NATIONAL PARKS CANARY ISLANDS PARKS There are different kinds of animals because of the climate MARINE PARKS Sea animals live in here.

SPAIN’S NATIONAL PARKS MEDITERRANEAN PARKS They have got holm and cork oak trees (dehesas)

QUESTIONS

Which natural elements can you identify? And man-made elements?

- What type of landscape is it - What type of landscape is it? - Say the elements (natural or artificial) you can see.

What can we do to clean the environment? Think of two actions.

Read, look for and point: bay – mountain chain – peninsula – island – cape river – gulf - archipelago

Point the elements of continental relief: plateau. island. valley Point the elements of continental relief: plateau island valley beach plains river mountain gulf