Temática: Landscape

Sickle

Narrowness of a deep valley.

Throat

Synonym of gorge.

Escarpment

Steep segment of a slope.

Metropolitan space

Territorial unit dominated by a large city or metropolis in whose surroundings other population centers are integrated, forming a functional, often institutionalized, unit.

Peri-urban space

Space located on the immediate outskirts of cities and composed of the urban fringe and the rural fringe.

Rural space

Territorio que incluye todos los espacios no urbanos, definidos demográficamente por en el número de habitantes. En España se consideran aquellos lugares con menos de 10000 habitantes. Funcionalmente, estos espacios acogen sobre todo las actividades agrícolas, ganaderas y forestales (sector primario), aunque también encontramos actividades industriales vinculadas principalmente a la transformación inicial de las materias […]

Defile

A crevasse that can be more than 100 meters deep, very similar to the canyon, carved by water into the limestone rock. Its steep walls can be more than 200 meters apart.

Dorsal

Highest part of a mountain range.

Landscape element

Individual component that makes up the landscape and can be natural or anthropic.

Farmhouse

Traditional building from southern Spain that includes a residential area and farm buildings for large and very large farms.