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90 Minutes
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UPV/EHU PAU Commission
EUR 86.33
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UPV/EHU 2026 Fees
0–10 Scale
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4 Core Blocks
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Basque Country PAU Geography (UPV/EHU 2026) is a 90-minute university entrance exam assessing 2º Bachillerato syllabus domains.
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1Which morphostructural unit serves as a mountain transition zone between the Pyrenees to the east and the Cantabrian Mountains (Cordillera Cantábrica) to the west?
A.The Basque Mountains (Montes Vascos)
B.The Iberian System (Sistema Ibérico)
C.The Central System (Sistema Central)
D.The Baetic System (Sistemas Béticos)
Explanation: The Basque Mountains form a geomorphological bridge connecting the Pyrenean fold belt with the Cantabrian mountain range. They feature moderate altitudes, complex folding, and extensive limestone karst landscapes across Euskadi.
2Which lithological domain predominates in the mountain massifs of Euskadi, creating prominent karst landforms such as poljes, sinkholes, and caves?
A.Siliceous domain (granites and quartzites)
B.Calcareous domain (limestones)
C.Clayey domain (clays and marls)
D.Volcanic domain (basalts)
Explanation: The relief of the Basque Mountains is overwhelmingly calcareous, consisting of Mesozoic limestones. Dissolution of calcium carbonate by rain and groundwater produces typical karst landforms like dolines, caves, and lapies.
3What is the highest mountain peak in the Basque Autonomous Community, standing at 1,551 meters within the Aizkorri massif?
A.Mount Gorbeia
B.Mount Anboto
C.Aitxuri (Aitzuri)
D.Txindoki
Explanation: Aitxuri (or Aitzuri), located in the Aizkorri range in Gipuzkoa, is the highest summit in the Basque Autonomous Community at 1,551 meters above sea level.
4What coastal geological formation, prominently exposed along the Gipuzkoa shoreline between Zumaia and Deba, consists of rhythmic alternating layers of hard and soft sedimentary rock exposed by marine erosion?
A.Tombolo
B.Delta
C.Albufera
D.Flysch
Explanation: Flysch consists of alternating layers of hard (sandstone or limestone) and soft (shale or marl) sedimentary rock strata created by deep-sea turbidity currents. Differential coastal erosion creates striking horizontal wave-cut platforms and vertical cliff faces.
5How do Basque rias (such as the Ría del Nervión or Ría de Gernika) differ morphologically from the Galician Rías Baixas?
A.Basque rias are narrower, shorter, and flanked by steep coastal mountains due to the proximity of the Basque range to the coastline.
B.Basque rias were carved by alpine glaciers rather than submerged river valleys.
C.Basque rias extend inland for over 60 kilometers across flat alluvial plains.
D.Basque rias lack semi-diurnal ocean tides and remain entirely freshwater environments.
Explanation: Basque rias are flooded river valleys formed where short, steep rivers flow directly into the Cantabrian Sea. Because coastal mountains sit very close to the shore, Basque rias are shorter and narrower than the deep, sprawling Galician Rías Baixas.
6Which major sedimentary basin bounds the southern section of the Basque Country in the province of Álava (Araba)?
A.The Duero Basin (Depresión del Duero)
B.The Ebro Basin (Depresión del Ebro)
C.The Guadalquivir Basin (Depresión del Guadalquivir)
D.The Tagus Basin (Depresión del Tajo)
Explanation: Southern Álava, particularly the Rioja Alavesa region along the Ebro River valley, forms part of the northwestern margin of the Ebro Sedimentary Basin (Depresión del Ebro).
7Which geographic sector of the Iberian Peninsula is dominated by Paleozoic crystalline rocks (granites, slates, and quartzites), forming 'Siliceous Spain'?
A.The eastern Mediterranean coastline and Balearic Islands
B.The central Ebro depression and South Meseta tertiary basins
C.The western third of the peninsula, including Galicia, western Castilla y León, Extremadura, and the Central System
D.The Sub-Baetic and Penibaetic ranges of Andalusia
Explanation: Siliceous Spain corresponds to the ancient Hercynian basement (Macizo Ibérico) occupying western Spain. It features hard, impermeable rocks like granites, slates, and quartzites that form block mountains and undulating peneplains.
8Which characteristic erosional landform develops in Clayey Spain (España Arcillosa) when torrential rains strike unprotected, soft sedimentary terrain?
A.Lapies and sinkholes (dolinas)
B.Basaltic column formations
C.Granite tors and blockfields
D.Badlands and gullies (cárcavas)
Explanation: In Clayey Spain, rainfall easily erodes soft clays and marls lacking vegetation cover. Torrential downpours cut deep, steep-sided channels called gullies (cárcavas), generating badlands topography.
9Where is volcanic lithology primarily concentrated in Spanish national geography?
A.The Canary Islands, with minor continental enclaves in Olot, Cabo de Gata, and Campo de Calatrava
B.The Pyrenean axial zone
C.The Cantabrian Mountains and Basque coast
D.The Central System range
Explanation: Volcanic rocks in Spain are overwhelmingly concentrated in the Canary Archipelago, an oceanic volcanic chain. Minor mainland volcanic areas exist in Cabo de Gata (Almería), Campo de Calatrava (Ciudad Real), and Olot (Girona).
10Which atmospheric action center moves northward in summer to bring warm, dry, and stable weather conditions to most of the Iberian Peninsula?
A.The Icelandic Low (Borrasca de Islandia)
B.The Azores High (Anticiclón de las Azores)
C.The Thermal Low of North Africa
D.The Siberian Anticyclone
Explanation: The Azores Anticyclone shifts northward during summer, blocking Atlantic mid-latitude storms and causing dry, hot, and stable weather over Spain.
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