The document summarizes different types of coastal relief found along Spanish coastlines. It describes beaches as low, sandy areas and cliffs as rocky areas rising vertically from the sea. It also defines landforms like capes, gulfs, deltas, bays, rias, and albuferas. Specifically, it outlines the different regions of Spain's coastline - the Atlantic coast divided into Galician and Andalusian sections, the Mediterranean coast, and the Cantabrian coast. It also summarizes the major Spanish archipelagos, the Balearic and Canary Islands, noting key details about their highest peaks, coastal features, and location in the Atlantic Ocean or Mediterranean Sea.

1. UNIT 9: Coastal
and island relief
Nuria Sánchez Parra
CEIP García Bellido

2. Vocabulary
•
according … de acuerdo a
• albuferas ….albuferas
• alternates ….alterna
• archipelago…archipiélago
• bays…bahías
• belong ….pertenecer
• capes …cabos
• cliffs…. acantilados
• coastal …costera
• deep … porfundo
• deltas … deltas
• extensive… extenso
• gulfs … golfos
• high…alto
• highest …. el más alto
• island …isla
• islets….islote
• lagoons….lagunas
• land … tierra
• low … bajo
• lower …más bajo
• main ….principal
• mention … …mencionar
• mount … monte
• mouth …desembocadura
• narrow … estrecho
• northwest… noroeste
• origin… origen
• peak … pico ( montañoso)
• peninsular … peninsular
• relief… relieve
• rias …rías
• rising … cayendo
• rocky … rocoso
• salty …salado
• sandy ….. arenoso
• southwest…suroeste
• surrounded ….rodeado
• volcanic …volcánico
• washed… bañado

3. Coastal relief
On the coast, beaches can be formed,
which are low and sandy areas, and cliffs,
that are rocky areas rising vertical over
the sea.

4. Beach or cliff?

5. • There are different types of coastal
relief:
Capes Gulfs

6. Cape or gulf?

7. • Capes are portions of land that come into the
sea.

8. Deltas are also portions of land that come into
the mouth of some rivers by the accumulation
of materials that rivers transport.

9. • Gulfs are portions of sea that come into the
land. If they are small, they are called bays..

10. Rias are deep and narrow portions of the sea,
that come into the mouth of a river.

11. • Albuferas are salty lagoons that form on the
coast

12. Activity
• Match
• Capes
• Gulf
• Albuferas
• Deltas
• Bays
• Rias
• Portion of sea that come into the
land
• Portion of land that come into
the sea
• Salty lagoons at the coast
• Deep and narrow portion of sea,
into the mouth of a river
• Small portions of sea that come
into the land
• Portions of land that come into
the mouth of a river

13. Spanish peninsular coasts
Spanish coast is very extensive. It is
surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the
Mediterranean Sea and the Cantabrian Sea.

14. • The Atlantic coast is divided into:
o Galicia Atlantic coast
o Andalucia Atlantic coast

15. o Galicia Atlantic coast, in the northwest. It goes from
Estaca de Bares Point to the mouth of the river Miño.
There are lots of cliffs, Capes, such as cape Fisterra
and Cape Ortegal, and rias, such as Ria of Arousa and
Ria of Vigo.

16. o Andalucía Atlantic coast, in the southwest. It goes
from the mouth of the river Guadiana to Punta de
Tarifa. It is a lower and sandy coast. It is important to
mention Cape Trafalgar and the Gulf of Cádiz.

17. • The Mediterranean coast is in the east. It goes from
Tarifa to Cape Creus. It has a lot of beaches, capes,
such as Cape Gata, Cape Palos and Cape Nao, Ebro
Delta, Gulf of Valencia and gulf of Roses, the
Albufera of Valencia and the Mar Menor.

18. • The Cantabrian coast, in the north. It goes from
Estaca de Bares Point to the mouth of the river
Bidasoa. It alternates between cliffs and beaches. It
is important to mention Cape Peñas, Cape Ajo and
Cape Matxitxaco, the Gulf of Vizcaya, the ria of
Bilbao and the Gulf of Santander.

19. Spanish islands
Islands are areas of land surrounded by water.
A group of island together is called an
archipelago. Spain has two big archipelagos.

20. • Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea.
The main islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza
and Formentera. There are lots of beaches.
Its relief isn’t high. The highest peak is Puig
Major (1,445 m) in Mallorca.

21. • Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. The main
islands are Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura,
Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Its
relief has a volcanic origin. Its highest peak is Mount
Teide, with 3715 meters. It is the highest peak in
Spain. In the Canary coasts there are lots of cliffs.

22. • Opposite the peninsula coasts there
are islets, as La Toja, opposite Galicia;
Tabarca, in Valencia or the Peñón de
Vélez in La Gomera, opposite the
African coast

23. What are these?

31. • ACTIVITIES
1. Classify the reliefs according to the coast they belong to:
• Gulf of Cádiz Cape Gata Cape Fisterra Estaca de Bares Point
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• Ebro Delta Cape Matxitxaco
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Atlantic coast Mediterranean coast
Cantabrian coast
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1. Complete to summarize:
– The Iberian Peninsula is washed by the …………………………………………………………., the
……………………………………………………………….. and the………………………………………………………………………………………………..
– On the coast, we can find …………………………………………., which are low and sandy areas and
……………………………………, that are rocky areas rising vertical over the sea.