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Relief :this is the shape of the landforms like mountains and Relief :this is the shape of the landforms like mountains and plains. plains.

Rivers :a river is a natural watercourse usally of freshwater.Rivers :a river is a natural watercourse usally of freshwater. Tributaries :Tributaries :It is considered that river tributary which flows It is considered that river tributary which flows

into another river and has less flow and less catchment into another river and has less flow and less catchment area to the main river. area to the main river.

Climate :this is the atmospheric weather of an area over a Climate :this is the atmospheric weather of an area over a period of timeperiod of time

Soil :is the layer where animals and plants live. Soil :is the layer where animals and plants live. Vegetation :it is the group of plants that grow in an area.Vegetation :it is the group of plants that grow in an area. Fauna :it is the group of animals that live in an area.Fauna :it is the group of animals that live in an area.

Mountain : Mountain : Natural elevation of the land of high Natural elevation of the land of high altitude.altitude.

Mountain range: many mountains together.Mountain range: many mountains together. Mountain chain: many mountain range together. Mountain chain: many mountain range together.

Important Important mountains mountains range in range in

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Guadarrama: esta en el oeste de madrid.En la Guadarrama: esta en el oeste de madrid.En la sierra de guadarrama encontramos el pico de sierra de guadarrama encontramos el pico de guadarrama que esta a 2430 m.guadarrama que esta a 2430 m.

Somosierra:esta situada al norte de la Somosierra:esta situada al norte de la comunidad de madrid .Su pico mas alto es el comunidad de madrid .Su pico mas alto es el peña cebollera esta a 2129 m. peña cebollera esta a 2129 m.

Gredos: esta al suroeste de la comunidad de Gredos: esta al suroeste de la comunidad de madrid. Su pico mas alto es el Mirlo esta a madrid. Su pico mas alto es el Mirlo esta a 1770 m.1770 m.

Plains are large areas of flat relief. If the plains Plains are large areas of flat relief. If the plains are very high, we call them plateaus.are very high, we call them plateaus.

Plains: are flat land next to rivers. They are Plains: are flat land next to rivers. They are usually very fertile areas which are used for crops usually very fertile areas which are used for crops regadio.Las Tagus river valleys, Tajuña and regadio.Las Tagus river valleys, Tajuña and Jarama are the most important.Jarama are the most important.

Countryside: are plains with clay soils. They are Countryside: are plains with clay soils. They are small hills which are called hills. Some meadows small hills which are called hills. Some meadows are Brunet and Algete.are Brunet and Algete.

Moors: they are flat areas with poor soils and high Moors: they are flat areas with poor soils and high calizos.destacan chinchon Westfall and humosa calizos.destacan chinchon Westfall and humosa westfallwestfall

Area of land between mountains or heights. Area of land between mountains or heights.

Important valleys in Important valleys in Comunidad de MadridComunidad de Madrid

Valley of somosierra.Valley of somosierra. Valley of guadarrama.Valley of guadarrama. Valley of sierra de gredos.Valley of sierra de gredos.

Course: Watercourse is the generic name of the Course: Watercourse is the generic name of the water currents that flow through a fixed bed.water currents that flow through a fixed bed.

Upriver the part of the path from it source to the Upriver the part of the path from it source to the plains.plains.

Mid –river is the part of the river that goes through Mid –river is the part of the river that goes through the plains.the plains.

Down river it is the lowest and finnest pat of a riverDown river it is the lowest and finnest pat of a river Channel: is the terrain the river flows through.Channel: is the terrain the river flows through. Water flow: this is the amount of water that a Water flow: this is the amount of water that a

river carries.river carries.

Important rivers and Important rivers and tributaries of Comunidad of tributaries of Comunidad of

MadridMadrid The Jarama: born in Somosierra.They have The Jarama: born in Somosierra.They have

tributaries like the henares, the tajuña, the lozoya tributaries like the henares, the tajuña, the lozoya and the manzanares.and the manzanares.

The Guadarrama: born in Sierra de Guadarrama.The Guadarrama: born in Sierra de Guadarrama. The Alberche: born in the sierra de Gredos. The Alberche: born in the sierra de Gredos.

Lakes Lakes

A lake is a large in land body of fresh water or A lake is a large in land body of fresh water or salt watersalt water

reverreverreversoirsreversoirs

Artificial lake where they collect water from a Artificial lake where they collect water from a

river.river.

Important reservois in Important reservois in Comunidad de MadridComunidad de Madrid

The Valmayor in the river Aulencia.The Valmayor in the river Aulencia. The Atazar in the river Lozoya.The Atazar in the river Lozoya. The San Juan in the river Alberche.The San Juan in the river Alberche.

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