1. a) Match the words to the pictures.

1 plateau           2 mountains             3 coastline   

b) Describe the characteristics of these three landforms in Spain.

2.  a) Name the 4 mountain systems surrounding the Meseta.

b) Name the highest peak in each of these mountain systems.

3. a) Name the two large depressions outside the Meseta.

b) What is different about the mouths of the rivers that run through these depressions?

4. Draw an outline of the Iberian peninsula.

5. Match the elements of a river to their descriptions.

1 course 2 mouth 3 source

a) The place where a river begins.  b) The path a river takes.  c) The place where a river ends.

6. Name two rivers that flow into the following Oceans/Seas.

1 Cantabrian 2 Atlantic 3 Mediterranean

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7. Complete the paragraph with the following words:

surveys       demography       people       populations

The population of a place is the number of  who inhabit a country, state, city or territory. is the study of human populations; this includes the size, structure and distribution of population, as well as the changes in over time.
To measure population and demography, governments use two different types of ; an electoral roll and a census.
 

8. In your own words, explain the difference between a census and the civil registry.

9. How does emigration affect population?

10.  Complete the sentence.

In the last census, Spain had a  growth because the rate was higher than therate.

a) real, mortality, birth b) real, birth, mortality

c) natural, emigration, immigration d) natural, birth, mortality

11. Complete the sentence with one of the options.

a) active         b) inactive        c) working         d) emigration

Unemployed people are considered part of the  population.

12. What percentage does Spain’s population represent in the EU?

13. a) Give two reasons why Europe’s population is increasing.

b) Give two reasons why Europe’s population is ageing.