Zamora Urban Landscape

Analysis of a rural landscape

A rural landscape is the combination of biotic, abiotic and antropic elements.

It is a cantabric or Atlantic landcape, probably located in the north or north-west of the Iberian peninsula.

We can say that it is a unusual relieve in these tipe of landscape due to the hills, in a estandar Cantabric landscape it would appear plains, but on these picture there are a lots of hills. Based on the picture I would say that it is a plateau, and the hills are the begining (or the final) of it. The vegetation in this areas are characterised by frondest forest and lots of bushes and other plants of this style.

Talking about the climate, I would descrive it as a place in which summers are cool (about 20º) and mild winters (5º-10º). There is also a abundant rainfall all about the year, as we can see in the vegetation. These allow us to say that the fields are small, and people live of raising livestock and of their fields.

The plots are small-sized because they have a few or less than 1 hectare and they use have an irregular shape. The fields are bocage because in the image they are surrounded by small trees or bushes.


The cultivation system are a various techniques that farmers use to grow crops using polyculture diversity, because the farmers grow cereals such wheat and millet. The irrigation systems that they use may be a dryland farming, the fields use rain to get the water they need, and in this landscape it isn't a problem, because, as we said before, they are abundant precipitations. Also the use of extensive agriculture is common when it's a dryland farming, and in this picture it is true.

According to the photo, there are small and isolated hauses scattered in the area, without a pattern. In these tipes of rural settlements there are usefull when people dedicate most time to agriculture and raising livestock.

The traditional house in this area is made of a structure of stone and the roof is covered with tiles. The distribution of the rooms in the house is seems to be simple, a kitchen, some rooms, a living room and a place to keep the animals.

As we said before, the land is used also to raise animals, such as cattle. Or maybe, for a secondary residence in which people would stay on, for example, the holidays.

Sadly, there are some problems that are affecting these rural settlements. The most important problem that I think these landscape are suffering is that there are less and less people, and this would became in the disaparition of these villages. Also, the need of comunication and a better education system is very necesary.

To solve this problems, I will propouse, for the first problem, a better sistem of transport, the creation of several works in the villages that now only exist on the cities, and, of course a better internet conection. To solve the second one I will trye to make an agreement between the phone companies to improve the quality of the calls. Finally, for the tird problem I will make a central school, or various in strategic places and also improve the collect sistem in buses that go all arround these villages.
 

RURAL LANDSCAPE. MY TOWN

Climate Graph

Climate graphs


     A climate graph is the graphic representation of the temperatures and precipitations of a place over the course of a year. The temperatures are represented by a red line while precipitations are shown with vertical blue bars

     Talking about the precipitations of this climate graph, we observe that the total rainfall is scarce (477pmm) and its distribution is an irregular as there are 4 arid months (June, July, August and September). By looking at the temperatures we can predict that most of the precipitations are in form of rain.

     On the other hand, looking at the temperatures we conclude that the annual average is warm (16.92 TºC). Summers are hot since there are four months of more than 22ºC. While the coldest is December (9ºC), so winters are moderate.

     Based on the De Martonne index the climate is a semi-arid climate due to the aridity index is 17,72, which is between 10 and 20.

     Usig the data in the table, we can affirm that the place is situated in the center of the Peninsula, also that it is a Mediterranean inland high zone. We know it´s a Mediterranean climate because the total rainfall is scarce and it´s distribution is irregular. The temperatures confirm us that it is an inland high zone, because the temperature range is between 16 and 18ºC and because annual average temperature is warm, like in Extremadura and the Ebro basin. Also, we can say that like in the table the mediterranean climate is characterized by temperate and rainy winters and hot and dry summers.

     The vegetation that occurs in this climate is adapted to withstand extreme temperatures and prolonged droughts in summer. The most characteristic arboreal species of the interior areas of Spain are the holm oak, the pine, the cork oak The fauna is very variated and they are small animals, like birds, amphibians and reptiles, but there are also some medium-sized animals.

ANALYSIS OF A TOPOGRAPHIC PROFILE

     A topographic profile is the graphic representation of the relief of an area, obtained by cutting transversely the contour lines of a topographic map.

    The line that I drew goes from the "Cabo de Creus" to the Gulf of Cádiz. The geographical accidents that cross my line are the Pyrenees, the "Cordillera Costero-Catalana", the Ebro depression, the Iberian System, "Sierra Morena", the Guadalquivir depression.

     Now I am going to explain the origin The Pyrenees were formed in the Cenozoic Era when the materials deposited in the Pyrenean and Betic coastal basin in the Mesozoic Era went up, the most high peak are the Aneto and Monte Perdido.

     Second the "Cordillera Costero-Catalán" was formed in the Hercynian Orogeny that were raid and converted in a socle. It is divided into two alignments; one parallel to the coast and other in the interior higher, it includes the sierras of Montseny and Montserrat.

    Third the Ebro depression was formed in the Cenozoic Age when the Pyrenees went up and the terrain in susurrounding went down.

     Then we find the Iberian System, it is formed by sectors, the higher one is in the north sector (Picos de Urbión 2235 m) and the mountain ranges more detacated are la Demanda and el Moncayo.

     In the fifth place we find Sierra Morena, that is not a mountain range, it is a stair between la meseta of the Guadalquivir Valley. It was formed by the push of the Betic Masiff. The most highlighted sierras Madrona, Pedroches and Aracena.

     To end, the Guadalquivir depression was formed in the Cenozoic Age when the Betic Range went up and the terrain in susurrounding went down.

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