5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 1 (1)
What is the physical relief of the Comunidad
de Madrid like?
The Comunidad de Madrid is a triangle-shaped territory that is high above
sea level.
There are 3 major areas with different types of physical relief:
A mountainous area in the north and the west.
A flat plain area in the south and the east.
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Between these areas, there is an intermediate area with flat plains
and low elevations.
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 1 (2)
1. Look at the key. Then colour the map.
Intermediate area.
Peña Cebollera
2 129
ierra ge
s
o
La Tornera
Somtain Ran
1 865
oun
A
M
Flat plain area.
L
Mountainous area.
C
in
La Maliciosa
2 227
m
a
M
o
u
n
ta
Peñalara
2 428
Siete Picos
2 138
Ra
ng
e
E
N
T
R
El Nevero
2 209
A
M
es
ar
n
He
Páramo
de Humosa
s
re
na
za
an
M
e
os
e d ng
Gr i n R a
a
nt
ou
M
T
Guadarrama
Alto del Mirlo
1 770
S
d
a
Jarama
S
I
ua
rr
E
G
a
Tajuña
Páramo
de Chinchón
Tajo
N
W
E
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S
2. Look at the map and write the names of places.
3 mountains:
.
3 rivers:
.
The 2 autonomous communities that border on the Comunidad de Madrid:
.
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 2
What is the mountainous area
of our community like?
A group of mountains in a line form a mountain range. In our automomous
community, the mountainous area consists of 3 mountain ranges that form
the Sistema Central: Somosierra, Guadarrama and Gredos.
Somosierra is located in the north.
Guadarrama is the highest mountain range.
Gredos is the lowest mountain range. It is located in the south, but only
a small part of the range is in the Comunidad de Madrid.
The mountains in these areas have got rounded peaks and steep slopes.
Guadarrama Mountain Range.
1. What are the 3 mountain ranges in our autonomous community?
Write them in order, from the lowest to the highest.
2. Look at the map on worksheet 1. Then complete the table.
Mountain range
Mountain
Height
Peña Cebollera
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Somosierra
1,865
2,428
Siete Picos
Gredos
1,770
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 3
What are the plains like in our autonomous
community?
Most of the plains in our autonomous community consist of:
flat or rolling fields called campiñas.
low, flat river plains called vegas, which provide fertile land for farming.
flat moorlands called páramos, which are higher, rockier and less fertile;
they are located in the south and east of the Comunidad de Madrid.
1. Match the 2 parts of the sentences. Then look at the photos and copy
the sentences in the correct places.
flat, high moorlands with rocky soil that isn’t
very fertile.
A vega is …
A campiña is …
a flat, fertile area of farmland that receives
water from rivers.
Páramos are …
a flat field with some low, rolling elevations.
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A
B
C
A:
.
B:
.
C:
.
2. Look at the map on worksheet 1 and write the names of 2 páramos.
.
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 1 (1)
What is the physical relief of the Comunidad
de Madrid like?
The Comunidad de Madrid is a triangle-shaped territory that is high above
sea level.
There are 3 major areas with different types of physical relief:
A mountainous area in the north and the west.
A flat plain area in the south and the east.
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Between these areas, there is an intermediate area with flat plains
and low elevations.
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 1 (2)
1. Look at the key. Then colour the map.
Intermediate area.
Peña Cebollera
2 129
ierra ge
s
o
La Tornera
Somtain Ran
1 865
oun
A
M
Flat plain area.
L
Mountainous area.
m
a
M
C
in
o
u
n
ta
Peñalara
2 428
Siete Picos
2 138
Ra
ng
e
E
N
T
R
El Nevero
2 209
A
M
T
es
ar
n
He
Páramo
de Humosa
s
re
na
za
an
M
e
os
e d ng
Gr i n R a
a
nt
ou
M
r
Guadarrama
Alto del Mirlo
1 770
S
a
Jarama
S
I
d
La Maliciosa
2 227
E
G
ua
ra
Tajuña
Páramo
de Chinchón
Tajo
N
W
E
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2. Look at the map and write the names of places. Free answer (6 examples included).
3 mountains: Peñalara, El Nevero, La Tornera
.
3 rivers: Guadarrama, Manzanares, Henares
.
The 2 autonomous communities that border on the Comunidad de Madrid:
Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León
.
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 2
What is the mountainous area
of our community like?
A group of mountains in a line form a mountain range. In our automomous
community, the mountainous area consists of 3 mountain ranges that form
the Sistema Central: Somosierra, Guadarrama and Gredos.
Somosierra is located in the north.
Guadarrama is the highest mountain range.
Gredos is the lowest mountain range. It is located in the south, but only
a small part of the range is in the Comunidad de Madrid.
The mountains in these areas have got rounded peaks and steep slopes.
Guadarrama Mountain Range.
1. What are the 3 mountain ranges in our autonomous community?
Write them in order, from the lowest to the highest.
Gredos, Somosierra and Guadarrama.
2. Look at the map on worksheet 1. Then complete the table.
Mountain range
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Somosierra
Guadarrama
Gredos
Mountain
Height
Peña Cebollera
2,129
La Tornera
1,865
Peñalara
2,428
Siete Picos
2,138
Alto del Mirlo
1,770
5 Landscapes and settlements
Worksheet 3
What are the plains like in our autonomous
community?
Most of the plains in our autonomous community consist of:
flat or rolling fields called campiñas.
low, flat river plains called vegas, which provide fertile land for farming.
flat moorlands called páramos, which are higher, rockier and less fertile;
they are located in the south and east of the Comunidad de Madrid.
1. Match the 2 parts of the sentences. Then look at the photos and copy
the sentences in the correct places.
flat, high moorlands with rocky soil that isn’t
very fertile.
A vega is …
A campiña is …
a flat, fertile area of farmland that receives
water from rivers.
Páramos are …
a flat field with some low, rolling elevations.
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A
B
C
A: Páramos are flat, high moorlands with rocky soil that isn’t very fertile
.
B: A campiña is a flat field with some low, rolling elevations
.
C: A vega is a flat, fertile farmland that receives water from a river
.
2. Look at the map on worksheet 1 and write the names of 2 páramos.
Free answer (2 examples included).
Paramo de Humosa, Páramo de Chinchón
.