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  • The ____ in South America is the driest place on the planet
    ATACAMA DESERT
  • PLATEAUS are ____ AND FLAT LAND
    LARGE AREAS OF HIGH
  • A PLAIN is a ______,
    WIDE AREA OF FLAT LAND
  • IGNEOUS ROCKS are formed by _____
    VOLCANOES
  • Hot deserts are COVERED ____
    WITH SAND
  • Rocks are formed of _____
    MINERALS
  • LANDFORM = ____
    ACCIDENTE GEOGRÁFICO
  • A VALLEY is a
    LOW AREA BETWEEN TWO HILLS OR MOUNTAINS
  • When a volcano ERUPTS, hot melted rock called ____ below the Earth’s surface is pushed up out of the volcano
    MAGMA
  • The hot deserts are places where wind blows the sand and creates _____
    DUNES
  • The HIGHEST MOUNTAIN in the IBERIAN PENINSULA is the ____
    MULHACÉN
  • MOUNTAIN RANGE = ____
    CORDILLERA
  • MARBLE = ____
    MÁRMOL
  • Three EXAMPLES of sedimentary rocks are ____, ___ and ____
    LIMESTONE SANDSTONE and SHALE
  • The ____ and ____ POLES are deserts
    NORTH and SOUTH
  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS begin as ____ or _____
    Sedimentary or igneous rocks
  • The HIGHEST MOUNTAIN in the IBERIAN PENINSULA is the MULHACÉN WITH _____ metres high
    3.479
  • SLOPE = _____
    PENDIENTE
  • SLATE = ___
    PIZARRA
  • A _____ is a mass of rock that rises very high and is almost VERTICAL
    CLIFF
  • SEDIMENTARY ROCKS are made of ____ like sand, clay or dead sea animals
    Layers of materials
  • The HIGHEST MOUNTAIN in SPAIN IS THE _____
    MOUNT TEIDE
  • ____ are VERY DRY LANDFORMS which RECEIVE LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
    DESERTS
  • There are ____ MAIN GROUPS OF ROCKS
    THREE
  • _____ are the different FEATURES on the surface of our planet which describe the SHAPES OF THE LAND around us.
    LANDFORMS
  • An ISLAND is a PIECE OF LAND ______
    SURROUNDED BY WATER ON ALL SIDES
  • CLIFF = ____
    ACANTILADO
  • PUMICE = ____
    PIEDRA PÓMEZ
  • The HIGHEST MOUNTAIN in SPAIN IS THE VOLCANO / MOUNT TEIDE WITH ____ METRES.
    3715
  • Some landforms are INLAND and they are away from the sea while others are _____ and they are near the sea
    COASTAL
  • EXAMPLES of igneous rocks are____, ___ and ____
    BASALT GRANITE and PUMICE
  • METAMORPHIC ROCKS begin as sedimentary or igneous rocks, but they change over time by intense _____ and _____ below the Earth’s surface.
    HEAT and very high pressure
  • There are THREE MAIN GROUPS OF ROCKS: ____, ____ and ____
    SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, IGNEOUS ROCKS and METAMORPHIC ROCKS
  • _____ are VERY TALL PIECES OF LAND and they stand high above the land around them.
    MOUNTAINS
  • _____ are LARGE AREAS OF LAND COVERED WITH ROCKS AND SNOW.
    Cold deserts
  • An ARCHIPIELAGO is A _____
    GROUP OF ISLANDS CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
  • PLATEAU = ____
    MESETA
  • ____ is an example of cold desert
    ANTARCTICA
  • Three examples of metamorphic rocks are: ___, ___ and ____
    MARBLE, SLATE and GNEISS
  • Mulhacén is a part of a ______ called the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia
    MOUNTAIN RANGE
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