Unit 8- The Relief of Spain
Relief
(Relieve)
Edge (borde, orilla)
Height
(Altura)
Flood
(Inundación)
Field
(Campo)
Surround
(Rodear)
Clearly
(Claramente)
Across (De un
lado a otro)
Flow (fluir,
flujo)
Peak (Pico)
Cross (Cruzar)
Valley (Valle)
Cliff (Acantilado,
Precipicio)
Plains (Llanuras)
Plateaus (Meseta)
River Basins (Cuenca
del Rio)
Flat (plano)
Cape (Cabo)
Bay (Bahía)
Gulf (golfo)
Cove (cala)
Peninsula (Península)
Isthmus (Istmo)
Narrow (Estrecho)
Mountains (Montañas)
Steep (Empinado)
Summit (cumbre)
Relief means
the variations in elevation of the Earth´s surface. Inland relief is mostly mountains and plains.
Mountains are
high elevations of land. They have steep slopes, a summit and a foot. Mountain
chain
Plains are
large pieces of flat land.
Plateaus are
high areas of flat land.
River Basins are
low areas of flat land next to a river.
Land next to the sea is the coast.
Cape a large piece of land that sticks out
into the sea.
Bay a
body of water partially enclosed by land.
A big one is called a gulf, A small
one is called a cove.
Peninsula is a narrow piece of land surrounded by
water on three sides. It is connected to
the mainland by a piece of land called an isthmus.