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What is the highest mountain range in the Iberian peninsula?

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Sistema Bético - S Andulucía

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What creates the natural border between Andalucía and Extremadura/La Mancha?

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Sierra Morena

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What 3 mountain chains form the Sistema Bético in Andalucía, La Mancha and Murcia?

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Prebética, Subbética & Penbética (mostly in Murcia & La Mancha)

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What is the highest peak in mainland Spain (3rd in EU)?

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Pico Mulhacén in Andalucía in Sierra Nevadas (Granada)

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Where are some of the highest vineyards planted in Europe (1,200m+)?

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Pico Mulhacén in Andalucía in Sierra Nevadas (Granada)

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What are the two main rivers flowing through Sherry country?

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Guadalquivir, Guadalete

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The Odiel, Tinto, Guadalete, Guadalquivir, Barbate

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Rivers in Andalucía flowing to the Atlantic

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Guadiaro, Guadalhorce, Guadalfeo, Andarax and Almanzora

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Rivers in Andalucía flowing to the Mediterranean

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What system of mountains form the western part of Galicia?

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Macizo Galaico (Massif) part of Cordillera Cantábrica

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What 3 primary mountain ranges form Macizo Galaico?

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Sierras Eixe
da Enciña
do Courel

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What are the 2 primary rivers in Galicia?

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Miño and Sil Rivers

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What region is known as the “country of a thousand rivers”?

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Galicia

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What are rías?

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Submerged river valleys found in Galicia

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What forms a natural border between Asturias/Cantabria and Castilla y León?

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Cordillera Cantábrica

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What is the highest peak in Asturias/Cantabria?

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Pico de Europa

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How are País Vasco’s districts defined?

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Atlantic Basin, Inner Mountain Range (Montes Vascos) and Ebro River Basin

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What makes up the País Vasco

and eastern section of the Cordillera Cantábrica?

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Montes Vascos

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What separates the mountains in País Vasco?

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Álava Plain - rivers flow south from here to Ebro

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What region is the northern part of the Meseta?

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Castilla y León

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What is the most important topographical feature of Castilla y León?

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Duero River Basin - largest on the Iberian Peninsula

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What protects Castilla y León from maritime influences of the Bay of Biscay?

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Cordillera Cantábrica

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What mountain range separates Castilla y León from Madrid and La Mancha?

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Sistema Central

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What mountain ranges naturally border la Rioja in the north?

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Montes Obarenes, Sierra de Toloño part of Sierra Cantabria

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What separates Alavesa from the rest of Álava province in Pais Vasco?

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Sierra de Cantabria

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What protects La Rioja from cold and rain from the North?
Sierra de Cantabria
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What are the mountain ranges found in the south-central La Rioja protect from severe weather of the Meseta?
Sierra la Demanda (western Ibérico) and Sierra de Cameros (S-C)
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What is La Rioja's highest peak?
Monte San Lorenzo (part of la Demanda)
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Where do many of the tributaries of the Ebro originate?
Monte San Lorenzo (La Rioja's highest peak)
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What is Spain's longest river?
Ebro River
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Where does the Ebro originate?
Cantabria
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What mountains does the Ebro pass when entering La Rioja?
Montes Obarenes and Sierra Toloño
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What is La Rioja called based on its rivers?
Zone of the Seven Valleys
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Oja, Najerella, Iregua, Leza, Jubera, Cidacos and Alhama
7 Valleys on the Ebro in Rioja
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What wind benefits Rioja by reducing humidity and heat and were is it most prominent?
Cierzo impacts Oriental the most
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What are the eastern most part of Cordillera Cantábrica in Navarra?
Montes Vascos (north)
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What is Navarra's highest peak?
Mesa de los Tres Reyes
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What regions does Mesa de los Tres Reyes overlap?
Aragón, Béarn, France, Navarra
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Aragón, Arga and Ega Rivers
Navarra rivers which are tributaries of the Ebro River in Aragón
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What are the 2 significant mountain ranges flanking Aragón?
Pyrenees (N) & Ibérico (S)
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What is the highest peak in the Pyrenees and what province is it found?
Pico de Aneto in Aragón
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What separates Ebro Valley from the Meseta in Aragón?
Sistema Ibérico
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Jalón, Huerva, Gállego, Martin & Guadalope rivers
Argón river tributaries into the Ebro River
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What dominates the central part of Aragón?
Ebro River Basin
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What is the only VP in Aragón?
VP Aylés
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What are the 3 major topographical features in Cantaluña?
Catalan Pirineos, Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas & Central Catalan Depression
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What is Cantaluña natural border with France?
Pirineos
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What is the highest peak within the Catalan Pirineos?
Pica d'Estats
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What major mountain range runs parallel to Cantaluña's coast?
Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas
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What are the two ranges within the Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas?
Cordillera Litoral & Prelitoral (higher/inland)
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What is located between Catalan Pirineos & Cordilleras Costero-Catalanas?
Central Catalan Depression
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What is the Central Catalan Depression?
Eroded river basin at 600m from Pirineos run off and Ter & Llobregat rivers
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What rivers run through the Central Catalan Depression?
Ter & Llobregat rivers
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What is the longest river in Cantaluña?
Ter River
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What is the 2nd longest river in Cantaluña?
Llobregat river
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What two mountain ranges terminate in Valencia?
Sistema Ibérico & Bético
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What is the highest peak in Valencia?
Pico Calderón
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What are the 2 main rivers of Valencia?
Júcar & Segura Rivers
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What is the L'Albufera de Valencia?
An estuary and national park
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What range bisects Murcia?
Cordillera Prebética
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What is unique about the topology of Murcia in terms of altitude?
30% of the region lies above 600m
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What is the highest peak in Murcia?
Pico del Obispo (2014m)
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Where is Pico del Obispo located?
Murcia, in Macizo de Revolcadores within Cordillera Prebética
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What is the high plateau in northern Murcia between Meseta and Mediterranean?
Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla (800m) best vineyards here
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Where are Murcia's best vineyards?
Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla (800m)
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What are the 2 principal rivers in Murcia?
Seugra & Gaudalentín rivers
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What and where is Spain's largest lagoon?
Mar Menor in Cartegena, Murcia
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What are the largest river basins in La Meseta?
Tajo and Guardiana River Basins
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What is the distinguishing character of La Meseta?
The Central Plateau represents 80% of the land
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What are the mountains that surround Castilla-La Mancha?
N-Sistema Ibérico S-Sierra Morena & Bético W-Montes de Toledo E-flat land to Valencia
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What mountain range bisects Castilla-La Mancha?
Montes de Toledo
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What are the primary rivers in Castilla-La Mancha?
Tajo & Guadiana flowing to Atlantic | Júcar & Segura flowing to Med
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What is the primary topology of Madrid?
Central Meseta (600-1,000m)
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What are the mountains that surround Madrid?
E - Sierra de Guadarrama (S. Central) | N - Sierra de Gredos
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What forms the southern board of Madrid?
Tajo River
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``` Alberche Guardarrama Manzanares Jarama Henares Tajuña ```
Tributary Rivers in Madrid to Tajo River
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Where is the lowest point of the Tajo River Basin?
In Madrid (430m at lowest point)
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What is the topology of Extremadura?
Largely flat framed by S. Central & S. Morena
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What mountain range is the northern, natural barrier between Castilla y León and Extremadura?
Sistema Central
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What mountain range is the southern, natural barrier between Andalucia and Extremadura?
Sierra Morena
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What are the two primary river basins in Extremadura? What are the two less prominent?
Tajo & Guadiana | Guadalquivir & Duero
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Tiétar & Alagón
Tributaries in Extremadura for the Tajo River
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In what province does the Tajo River Basin reside within Extremadura?
Cáceres Province along Portuguese Border
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In what province does the Guadiana River Basin reside within Extremadura?
Badajoz Province
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Of what are the Islas Baleares an extension?
Sistema Bético in Andalucia to NW Mallorca
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What is the extension of Sistema Bético in Mallorca called?
Serra de Tramuntana Mountains
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What is the topology of the Islas Balearas?
Most flat other than Mallorca
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What is the highest peak in Las Islas Balearas?
Puig Major (1,445m) on Mallorca in Sierra de Tramuntana
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What are the rivers in Las Islas Balearas?
Virtually none. Santa Eulalia River in Ibiza (very small)
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How were Las Islas Canarias formed?
Volcanic eruptions
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What is the 3rd largest volcano on earth?
Pico del Teide, Tenerife, Las Islas Canarias (3,718m)
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Lanzarote Tenerife La Palma El Hierro
Las Islas Canarias islands with active volcanoes
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What is the undersea plateau in Las Islas Canarias called?
Canary Ridge
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What islands of Las Islas Canarias sit atop Canary Ridge
Fuerteventura | Lanzarote
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How are Las Islas Canarias divided?
Western - ascending directly from the ocean | Eastern - from the Canary Ridge
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What islands on Las Islas Canarias are from the Western Group?
``` Tenerife Gran Canaria El Hierro La Palma La Gomera ```
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What is the highest point in Spain?
Pico del Tiede, Tenerife, Las Islas Canarias
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Mountain ranges that surround DO Montsant?
Serra de Montsant (N) | Serra de La Figuera (SE)
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DO Montsant rivers converging into Ebro?
Siurana & Montsant rivers used for irrigation when required
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What are the 3 mountain ranges in Macizo Galaico?
Serra do Eixe Serra da Enciña de Lastra Serra do Courel
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How many mountain ranges make up Sistema Betico and what are they?
3 Cordillera Subbetica - Andalucia Cordillera Prebetica - Murcia/Castella La Mancha Cordillera Penibetica - Andalucia
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Capital of la Rioja?
Logroño
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What are the two major geographical influences on DO Valdepañas?
Jabalón River which winds through the vineyards | Sierra Morena which blocks all Med influences from the south making it full on Continental
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How many autonomous zones does the Cordillera Cantabrias cover?
4 zones.

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