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Key Facts: Balearic PAU Geography Exam
90 Minutes
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UIB PAU Commission
EUR 69.21
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UIB 2026 Fees
0–10 Scale
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Spanish Ministry of Education
4 Core Blocks
Physical, Demographic/Urban, Economic, and Territorial/Environmental Geography
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Balearic Islands PAU Geography (UIB 2026) is a 90-minute university entrance exam assessing 2º Bachillerato Geography across physical, human, economic, and regional Balearic domains.
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1What is the highest mountain peak in the Balearic Islands, located in the Serra de Tramuntana range on Mallorca?
A.Puig Major
B.Puig de Massanella
C.Sa Talaia
D.Puig de Sant Salvador
Explanation: Puig Major reaches an elevation of 1,445 meters above sea level, making it the highest point in the Serra de Tramuntana and the entire Balearic Archipelago. The peak is situated in the municipality of Escorca on Mallorca. Due to military installations on its summit, public access to the peak itself is restricted.
2Which geological feature fundamentally distinguishes the northern region (Tramuntana) of Menorca from its southern region (Migjorn)?
A.Northern Menorca consists of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic dark slates and sandstones, whereas southern Menorca is a Miocene limestone platform.
B.Northern Menorca is formed by recent volcanic basaltic flows, while the south is made of folded Cretaceous chalk.
C.Northern Menorca is an alluvial flood basin, whereas the south is composed of metamorphic granite batholiths.
D.Northern Menorca consists entirely of quaternary sand dunes, while the south is composed of Palaeozoic schist.
Explanation: Menorca is geologically divided into two distinct halves along a central fault line. The northern Tramuntana region features ancient, heterogeneous Palaeozoic slates, sandstones, and reddish clays, giving it a rugged, dark landscape. In contrast, the southern Migjorn is a uniform, flat Miocene platform composed of light-colored calcarenite (marès) limestone cut by deep ravines.
3Geologically, how is the mountain backbone of Mallorca and Eivissa related to the relief of Peninsular Spain?
A.They represent the eastward underwater continuation of the Alpine Subbetic mountain range.
B.They are volcanic arch islands formed by the Canary hotspot plume.
C.They are an isolated remnant of the Hercynian Iberian Massif block.
D.They are part of the Pyrenean axis formed by the collision of France and Iberia.
Explanation: The Balearic Promontory, which supports Eivissa, Formentera, and Mallorca, is a submerged structural extension of the Alpine Betic Cordillera (specifically the Subbetic zone) of southern Spain. During the Cenozoic Alpine orogeny, intense compressional thrusting folded sedimentary limestone layers, forming the SW-NE oriented mountain ranges of Eivissa and Mallorca's Serra de Tramuntana.
4Which set of geomorphological landforms is characteristic of limestone karst dissolution across Mallorca?
A.Lapiaz (karren), poljes, sinkholes (dolines), and subterranean caves like Coves del Drach
B.Drumlins, eskers, moraines, and hanging glacial valleys
C.Calderas, basaltic columns, cinder cones, and lava tubes
D.Yardangs, barchan dunes, alluvial fans, and playa lakes
Explanation: Because limestone bedrock covers large areas of Mallorca, chemical weathering by carbonic acid in rainwater dissolves calcium carbonate. This process creates prominent karstic landforms including surface lapiaz (grooved rock surfaces), poljes (large flat-bottomed valleys), dolines (sinkholes), and extensive cave systems such as Coves del Drach and Torrent de Pareis gorge erosion.
5Under the Köppen climate classification, which climate type covers the Balearic Islands?
A.Csa (Hot-summer Mediterranean climate)
B.Cfb (Temperate oceanic climate)
C.BSk (Cold semi-arid climate)
D.Dfc (Subarctic climate)
Explanation: The Balearic Islands experience a typical Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean climate characterized by mild, moderately wet winters and dry, hot summers. Summer temperatures regularly exceed 30°C with prolonged drought periods caused by the northward expansion of the Azores High pressure cell.
6What meteorological phenomenon frequently triggers severe autumn flash floods (gota fría / DANA) in the Balearic Islands?
A.An isolated upper-level low-pressure pocket (cold drop) meeting warm, moisture-laden Mediterranean marine air masses.
B.Tropical cyclones originating in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean and moving eastward.
C.Sustained winter polar maritime fronts driven by the Icelandic Low.
D.Thermal convection currents caused by dry continental Sahara winds in mid-summer.
Explanation: A DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos) or 'gota fría' occurs when a cold air mass breaks off from the jet stream aloft. When this cold upper air hovers over the warm autumn surface waters of the Mediterranean Sea, extreme atmospheric instability leads to violent convective storms capable of dropping hundreds of millimeters of rain in a few hours, swamping local torrents.
7Which vegetation formations are most characteristic of degraded dry Mediterranean environments in the Balearic Islands?
A.Garrigue and maquis (matorral) with wild olive, mastic, rosemary, and Aleppo pine
B.Deciduous beech and oak forests with alpine meadows
C.Sphagnum moss peat bogs and dwarf willow tundras
D.Eucalyptus and evergreen cloud rainforests
Explanation: The native vegetation of the Balearics is dominated by sclerophyllous Mediterranean scrubland. Maquis (dense evergreen shrubland with wild olive/acebuche, mastic/lentisc, and Aleppo pine) and garrigue (lower, open scrub on calcareous soil with rosemary, thyme, and kermes oak) represent key degraded or secondary successional stages of Mediterranean forest ecosystems.
8Which geological feature characterizes the island relief of Eivissa (Ibiza) and Formentera (the Pityusic Islands)?
A.Folded Mesozoic limestone hills oriented SW-NE separated by fertile tectonic valleys, and low marine terraces.
B.A single massive stratovolcano surrounded by basaltic lava fields.
C.An undeformed granitic batholith elevated by horst-and-graben faulting.
D.Deep glacial fiords carved during the Pleistocene epoch.
Explanation: Eivissa and Formentera constitute the Pityusic sub-archipelago. Eivissa features folded limestone relief structures (Els Amunts, Sa Talaia) oriented SW-NE that align with the Subbetic axis, separated by interior tectonic basins. Formentera consists of two calcarenite elevated blocks (Cap de Barbaria and La Mola) connected by a narrow sandy isthmus.
9What is the defining hydrological characteristic of surface watercourses (torrents) in the Balearic Islands?
A.They are ephemeral channels that remain dry for most of the year, carrying water only after intense storm events.
B.They are wide, deep, navigable rivers with constant year-round discharge.
C.They are glacier-fed perennial streams with maximum flow during late spring snowmelt.
D.They are tidal estuaries connected to deep groundwater artesian rivers.
Explanation: Due to small island catchment basins, permeable limestone bedrock, and Mediterranean summer drought, the Balearic Islands have no permanent rivers. Surface drainage consists of intermittent torrents ('torrents') that remain dry bed channels throughout most of the year and experience torrential flash flows only after heavy rainstorms.
10What is the fundamental structural division of mainland Spain's relief?
A.The ancient central Iberian Massif (Meseta Central) bordered and flanked by Alpine folded mountain ranges and tertiary river basins.
B.A uniform volcanic plateau surrounded by coastal continental shelves.
C.A series of parallel rift valleys created by the opening of the Atlantic Ocean.
D.A low-lying coastal plain surrounding a central marine gulf.
Explanation: Peninsular Spain's relief is structured around the Iberian Massif (Meseta Central), an ancient Palaeozoic basement block uplifted and fractured during the Alpine orogeny. This central core is surrounded by Alpine mountain chains (Pyrenees, Betic System, Cantabrian Mountains, Iberian System) and major sedimentary depressions (Ebro and Guadalquivir basins).
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