Austrian Landscapes Matching Games 1 - 3
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A large proportion of Austria, about 70 %,
The Eastern Alps
Austria lies in central Europe and
Austria is an
The hills on the Northern rim of the Alps
The Alps
The Alps are characterized by
The Alps are located in a zone of tectonic
uplift
9. The sandstone and limestone layers
10. Since the Tertiary period
is mountainous.
have many peaks of 3000 metres or higher.
is a landlocked state.
Alpine country.
are made of sandstone and shale.
stretch over 1200 km from Genoa to Vienna.
a remarkable scenic variety.
which still measures 2 mm a year.
1. The highest peaks
2. Only 28 % of Austria
3. The Bohemian Granite Massif
are covered by glaciers.
is flat or moderately hilly
is a barren, in the east wooded upland of
medium height.
which run parallel in an east-west direction.
4. The Austrian Alps consist of several rock
zones
5. Austria is characterized by
6. The weathering of the different rock types
7. Layers of limestone, sandstone, shale,
sand, silt, clay and gravel
8. The steep slopes , high precipitation and
extreme temperatures
9. The Central Alps are dominated
10. The Limestone Alps
1. The Granite and Gneiss Upland in the
North is a
2. Glacial erosion in the Ice Age has
produced
3. From Vienna to Villach there is a
4. The easternmost part of Austria, east of
Lake Neusiedl,
5. Characteristic features of the Limestone
Alps are
6. The Slate zone, which consists of
Palaeozoic rocks,
7. The Alps are intersected by
8. The main ranges of the Alps
9. On either side the Alps are bordered
10. The Alps are situated on the edge of
were first deposited, then folded and uplifted.
the Alps have been exposed to tectonic
pressure.
a great diversity of landscapes.
produces different surface types.
were deposited in the sea that once covered
our area.
cause natural disasters such as avalanches,
rock falls and debris flows in the mountains.
by metamorphic rocks such as Gneiss and
shale.
can be divided into a densely wooded lower
zone and the mighty ridges and plateaus of the
Limestone High Alps.
windswept plateau with stony soils and large
forests.
steep slopes, U-shaped valleys and waterfalls.
tectonic disturbance with seismic activity and
hot springs.
with its steppe vegetation, salty ponds and
reed differs much from the rest of Austria.
the white rocks, barren karstic plateaus and
caverns.
is rich in ores such as copper, magnesite,
graphite and iron.
two longitudinal valleys.
are the Central Alpine ridge and the Northern
and Southern Limestone ridges.
by foothills and undulated lowlands with plains
and terraces
the African and European plates.