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Key Facts: PAU Geography (Castilla y León) Exam
90
Minutes
Castilla y León PAU guidelines
0–10
Grading Scale
Junta de Castilla y León
EUR 91.50
Base Registration Fee
USAL, UVA, UBU, ULE District
4.0
Min. Access Phase Mark
Spanish University Entrance Regulations
100
Practice Questions
English Study Adaptation
The Castilla y León PAU Geography exam lasts 90 minutes and is graded on a 0-10 scale (minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase). The registration fee is approximately EUR 91.50 set by the public universities of Castilla y León (USAL, UVA, UBU, ULE). Note that local practice questions on this platform are an English-language MCQ study adaptation based on the official 2026 2nd Bachillerato curriculum of Junta de Castilla y León.
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1Which geological era corresponds to the formation of the ancient Iberian Massif (Macizo Ibérico), which constitutes the fundamental structural basement of the Iberian Peninsula?
A.Paleozoic (Hercynian Orogeny)
B.Mesozoic (Sedimentary Transgression)
C.Cenozoic (Alpine Orogeny)
D.Quaternary (Glacial Dynamics)
Explanation: The Macizo Ibérico (Iberian Massif) was formed during the Paleozoic era as a result of the Hercynian (or Variscan) orogeny. It consists primarily of ancient crystalline silicates (granite, slate, quartzite) and forms the stable geological core of western Spain.
2How did the Cenozoic Alpine Orogeny affect the rigid Paleozoic basement of the Iberian Meseta?
A.It intensely folded the silicates into smooth anticlines and synclines.
B.It fractured the rigid basement into elevated blocks (horsts) and sunken basins (grabens).
C.It completely submerged the Meseta under deep oceanic waters.
D.It dissolved the granitic structures into extensive karst caverns.
Explanation: Because the Paleozoic silicates of the Hercynian basement were rigid and rigidized, the Alpine compression could not fold them. Instead, it fractured the basement into fault blocks, uplifting horsts (such as the Sistema Central) and depressing grabens (such as the Duero Basin).
3The northern sub-basin of the Spanish interior plateau (Submeseta Norte) largely coincides with which major physiographic unit?
A.The Ebro Sedimentary Basin
B.The Duero River Sedimentary Basin
C.The Guadalquivir Depression
D.The Tagus River Basin
Explanation: The Submeseta Norte forms a high-altitude interior sedimentary basin enclosed by mountain ranges, almost entirely drained by the Duero River and its tributaries.
4In the central areas of the Duero Basin, horizontal sedimentary layers of varying hardness (limestone over clay and marl) produce which characteristic plateau landform?
A.Páramos (and isolated hill structures known as cerros testigo)
B.Glacial cirques (circos glaciares)
C.Volcanic malpaíses
D.Coastal rias
Explanation: Differential erosion cutting into horizontal Tertiary sedimentary strata leaves flat-topped limestone highlands called páramos, alongside eroded isolated hill remnants called cerros testigo (or oteros), overlooking lower clay valleys (campiñas).
5Which set of micro-landforms is typical of weathering and erosion in granitic silicious areas of the Sistema Central?
A.Doline, polje, and lapiaz
B.Tor, berrocal, and boulders (piedras caballeras)
C.Badlands, cárcavas, and ravines
D.Dunes, tombolos, and spit bars
Explanation: Chemical weathering along rectangular joint lines in granite creates rounded boulders, stack towers (tors), block fields (berrocales), and perched rocks (piedras caballeras), typical of granitic landscapes in Ávila and Segovia.
6Karst topography (topografía kárstica) develops primarily in which lithological domain across Spain?
A.Siliceous domain (granite, slate)
B.Calcareous domain (limestone, dolomite)
C.Clayish domain (marl, gypsum)
D.Volcanic domain (basalt, pyroclast)
Explanation: Karst features form through the chemical dissolution of calcium carbonate by carbonated water, which exclusively occurs in limestone and dolomite belonging to the Mesozoic calcareous domain.
7Torrential rainfall on soft, unprotected clay and marl soils in semi-arid interior areas generates deeply gullied badland terrain known as:
A.Cárcavas
B.Berrocales
C.Ibones
D.Tómbolos
Explanation: Cárcavas are steep-sided ravines and gullies carved by surface runoff into soft clayish or marly sediments devoid of protective vegetation cover.
8Which mountain range bounds the Duero River Basin along its eastern and south-eastern margin, separating it from the Ebro Basin?
A.Sistema Central
B.Cordillera Cantábrica
C.Sistema Ibérico
D.Sierra Morena
Explanation: The Sistema Ibérico borders the inner Meseta to the east and northeast, acting as a major drainage divide between the Duero and Tajo basins to the west and the Ebro basin to the east.
9The highest elevation in the Cantabrian Mountains (Cordillera Cantábrica) is located in which limestone massif shared by León, Asturias, and Cantabria?
A.Picos de Europa (Torre Cerredo)
B.Moncayo Massif
C.Sierra de Gredos (Almanzor)
D.Sierra Nevada (Mulhacén)
Explanation: The Picos de Europa form a massive limestone block in the Cantabrian Range containing the highest peak, Torre Cerredo (2,648 m), featuring spectacular karst and alpine landforms.
10The Montes de León mountain range connects which two major relief units in northwestern Spain?
A.The Pyrenees and the Catalan Coastal Range
B.The Hercynian basement of Galicia (Macizo Galaico) and the Cordillera Cantábrica
C.The Sistema Central and Sierra Morena
D.The Baetic System and the Iberian System
Explanation: The Montes de León form a transitional relief bridge connecting the ancient Galician Massif (Macizo Galaico) with the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains, enclosing the El Bierzo basin.
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