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The soils are Calcic cambisols or Eutric fluviaole.<br />

The land uses are arable and woodland.<br />

The natural vegetation is Memomediterranean with berm8 izex and<br />

Thermomediterranean.<br />

There is a high population density, with two industrial and urban<br />

centres in the Ebro valley and in Valencia.<br />

Land Class 11<br />

Pyrenees Mountains<br />

This Land Clans is located in the north-east of Spain and is<br />

characterised by the Pyrenean mountains. It is altitudinally the<br />

highest Land Class and the geology is mainly Tertiary and Seconduy<br />

but with some rocks of other geological periods. The indicator<br />

attributes are:<br />

- Low altitude 1500-2000 m. (ie indicative of high altitude)<br />

- Medium-low Jurassic<br />

The soils are quite varied, but are mainly Rnukers, Litosols and<br />

Calcic cambinols.<br />

The land we8 are roodland and rough gruing,<br />

The natural vegetation in a vegetation-capler rhich i8 oh.rrot.ri.tit<br />

. of this side of Pyren- and IbericQromediterrauenm.<br />

Thts Laad Clue hnn - a lor populatioo~dslt.ttty and.na urbm .and .induotrial +<br />

centre. ore present,<br />

Land Class 12<br />

Cmtabrian Ranm<br />

This Laad Clans is located in the Northern Cantnbriam Morurhixu<br />

vfhiah mepuate the northern comt and. the '(IPW. plrteaux.. Tha bdhmk0~.<br />

attributes are:<br />

-<br />

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Media-la tampo- in July<br />

- Medium-la rainfall In J.p~yl)<br />

- Medium-high Jurusio geology<br />

- Medium-3- temperature. in March<br />

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The .oilr ore Calcte wabholrl Eanbtd. .ILbBnrircmbiroL<br />

The nrM- vegefsMoxe ie Atlantie mb-- SUP-<br />

Tho popl1ntiOm i r higbrrirr thw cnrC-nlkr* w&tb -<br />

urban* and. I-. cen*rea.<br />

-<br />

Land Clus~13<br />

soU--plr+u,<br />

This L.ad-Clr&-tt-.tttmto& an thb.--pl.h.ai Tho -Wewith<br />

height is 600 mtrelr, GeologicrllJ. it ii a .<br />

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Tort* -, 'Q, 1. Con- *+tLthPtpr<br />

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