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Meseta Central
How many mountain chains are in the Meseta Central?
Two
What is the Meseta Central?
It is an extensive plain that covers the centre of the Iberian Peninsula.
What is the average altitude of the Meseta Central?
600 meters
What mountain ranges are in the Meseta Central?
The Sistema Central and the Montes de Toledo
What mountain range divides the Meseta Central into the Submesetas Norte and Sur?
The Sistema Central
Does the Montes de Toledo have a low or high altitude?
Low altitude
Which mountain range separates the Tajo and Guadiana river basins?
The Montes de Toledo
Which mountain ranges surround the Meseta Central?
Montes de León, Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Ibérico, and the Sierra Morena
Which mountain range separates Galicia from the Meseta Central?
Montes de León
What are the characteristics of the Picos de Europa?
High and rugged peaks
Which range separates the Meseta Central from the Depresión del Guadalquivir?
Sierra Morena
What are examples of low mountain ranges?
Aracena and Madrona
What mountain ranges are beyond the Meseta Central?
Macizo Galaico, Montes Vascos, Pirineos, Sistema Costero-Catalán, and Sistemas Béticos
Which range contains low mountains with rounded peaks?
Macizo Galaico
Which mountains are a transition between the Cordillera Cantábrica and the Pirineos?
Montes Vascos
