THE RIVERS OF SPAIN: THE WATERSHEDS OF SPAIN
By: Sara, Samantha, Irene, Luna and Kadia.
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What is a watershed ? Mediterranean Cantabrian Atlantic: The rivers of Galicia, the rivers of the Inner Plateu, The rivers of Andalusia and the gullies of the Canary Islands. The end.
HE WATERSHEDS OF SPAI A Watershed is an area where all the rivers and streams flow into the same sea.
SARA
THE MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHED
• Rivers on this watershed do not carry much water.
Samantha
THE
CANTABRIAN WATERSHED
The Cantabrian watershed is the smallest in Spain its river are short and very steep, because they rise in the Cantabrian mountains close to the sea. Luna
THE ATLANTIC WATERSHED Is the largest in area. Its rivers are usually
long, because they rise in mountains a long way from the Atlantic Ocean, which they flow into.
Kadia
THE RIVERS OF GALICIA
• These rivers have an abundant flow and a regular flow regime because it often rains here.
Irene
THE RIVERS OF THE INNERS PLATEAU. • These are the longest rivers on the Peninsula, because they rise in mountains a long way from the sea. • • EX: Duero, Tajus and Guadiana. Sara
RIVERS OF ANDALUSIA. • With the exception of the Guadalquivir, Andalusia rivers are short and have irregular flow regimes.
Samantha
THE GULLIES OF THE CANARY ISLANDS. • There are no continuous watercourses on the Canary Islands, because the climate is very dry. There are gullies, wich are deep channels where water flows when it rains heavily.
Luna
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