3 Match the pictures to the correct man-made features. a
b
1. farms
c
2. roads
d
4. urban settlements
3. n uclear power stations
4 Complete the sentences about the impacts of man-made features on landscapes and the environment. Use the words from Activity 3. Urban settlements
a.
are places where groups of people live. Urbanisation generates economic activity, but it also generates a lot of pollution and damages animals’ natural habitats.
b.
use natural resources to produce food for people. However, they can cause deforestation and pollution due to land cultivation and the use of fertilisers.
c.
enable easy communication over land, but they also reduce the air quality because of the fumes produced and the energy consumed by vehicles.
d.
are used to produce electricity for the population. People can use electricity at home, but the negative effects of producing it include fumes, waste and water contamination it causes.
5 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences about these natural features in Spain. Depresión del Guadalquivir
Islas Baleares
a. The Pyrenees are a
mountain range
Islas Canarias
mountain range
Desierto de Tabernas
El Teide
archipelagos
located between France and Spain.
b. The
in Almería is one of the only deserts in Europe.
c. There are two large
in Spain: the
and the
Islas Canarias. d. The highest summit in Spain,
, is located in the
. e. Doñana National Park is found in a depression in Andalucía called the .
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