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Can you tell me why in maps that are green and brown areas? What do they mean?

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That's right, relief! In this video we're going to learn about the different

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mountain ranges in the peninsula as well as the most important river basins.

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ready? In this map you can see how mountainous Spain is. I'll start with the

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inner plateau in pink, then with the mountains surrounding the plateau in

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blue and then those mountain ranges beyond in purple. Let's start with the

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plateau. If you're wondering what is that, you're lucky! I'll tell you that it's a

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land which has a level surface much higher above than the land nearby.

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In the middle of the inner plateau, we find the central system.

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That is why the plateau is divided.

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In the north, the northern sub-plateau and in the south, the southern sub-plateau.

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Let's start with the first one, the central system.

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a mountain range of approximately 600 km. It's also the natural border between Castilla

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León to the north and Madrid-Extremadura and Castilla la Mancha to the south. Its highest

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peak is the Pico Almanzor. The central system divides two important river basins, the Duero

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to the north and the Tajo to the south.

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In the southern sub-plateau, we've got the Mounts of Toledo. They form a mountain range

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of around 200 km from west to east, and the same as the central system, the mountains

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of Toledo divide two important river basins, the Tagus to the north and the Guadiana to

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the south.

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Now let's move on to our second group of reliefs, those mountains surrounding the inner

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plateau.

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The mountains of León are about 2,000 meters high and they separate Castille-León from

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Galicia.

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The Cantabric Mountain Chain runs parallel to the Cantabric Sea for nearly 500 km.

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The peaks of these chains are high and rocked, for example Picos de Europa or Torre Cerrero.

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The Iberian system is one of the longest, more than 500 km from northwest to southeast.

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Moncayo in the province of Zaragoza is the highest peak. The marina range to the

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south does not have a high altitude but it sits as a separation between the

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Guadiana and the Guadalquivir river basin. However Sierra Morena is famous

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because it appears on one of the chapters of Don Quixote. And now let's go

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to the extremes of the peninsula, to those mountain ranges which are not next

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to the inner plateau.

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The Galician Massif, on the northeast, is formed by low mountains with rounded peaks,

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the Mino its most important river.

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The Basque Mountains are not high at all, but they serve as a connection between the

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Cantabrian mountain chain and the Pyrenees.

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Did you know these are the ismo between the peninsula and the rest of the European continent?

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They run for 430 km west-east and its highest peak is the Aneto, with more than 3,400 meters

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high.

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The Ebro is the largest, but not longest, river on the peninsula.

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The Catalan coastal chain runs parallel to the Mediterranean coast for over 250 km.

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And last but not least, the Vedic system.

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It is the longest mountain range in the peninsula, and here you can find the highest peak of

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the peninsula, the Molesen.

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But careful, because the highest peak in Spain is not in the peninsula, it's in the Canary

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Islands, the Teire, with more than 3,500 meters high.

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Thank you for watching this video.

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Now, if you are not sure about the difference between a cape, a gulf and a bay, a delta,

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and many other geographic concepts make sure you watch this video here or if

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you're interested in the climate of Spain check this out thank you