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Spain's relief. Which mountain range is the closest to your town or city? Read and think.

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1. Read and find the name of a. the big plateau in the center b. the mountain range in the south

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c. the two mountain ranges in the center. Spain has different mountain ranges and a big plateau

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in the center called the meseta. A plateau is an area of high, flat, flat, high, but flat land.

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In the center of Spain there are two mountain ranges, the Sistema Central and the Montes de

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Toledo. Around the meseta there are three mountain ranges, the Sistema Ibérico, the Sierra Morena,

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and the Cordillera Cantábrica. In the north, the Pyrenees form a natural border with France.

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And what's a natural border? A natural border is a border between two countries, usually,

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that is formed out of naturally occurring things, like mountains or a river, like as opposed to

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a fortress or some sort of wall, you know? The Sistemas Béticos are in the south.

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Mount Teide is the highest mountain in Spain. It's in the Canary Islands. It's the

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third highest volcano in the world. Mulasen is the highest mountain range in the

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Iberian Peninsula. It's in the Sierra Nevada, which is part of the Sistemas Péticos.