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.My topographic profile goes from Macizo Galaico to Cabo de Gata.
It crosses Macizo Galaico , Montes de León , the Plateau , Central System , Montes de Toledo and Cordilleras Béticas.
Macizo Galaico:
Its origin lies in the Alpine movement, which broke this area of the socket, it rose and then it swung westward.It´s altitude is about 500 metres.
Montes de León:
It was originated from a large bulge of the socket that formed the Iberian massif herciniano, and that was fractured during the Alpine orogeny. His mountains are blocks with soft tops, in which the highest are over 2000 metres high.
The Plateau:
It was formed because of tectonic movements.It has a flat relief and it is between 600 and 700 metres high.
Central System:
It is a large area elevated within the old Paleozoic socket , raised by the Alpine orogeny.It's formed by a set of raised blocks, which form the interior valleys.
Montes de Toledo:
Its origin comes from the evolution of the old Iberian Hercinian massif, fractured by the Alpine orogeny. The mountains constitute a series of raised blocks, within the Submeseta Sur, which are characterized by gentle slopes formed by the remains of the erosion to which they have been subjected.
Cordilleras Béticas.:
It's a mountainous system in which is the highest summit of the whole penisnsula.