ANALYSIS OF A RURAL LANDSCAPE (PICTURE2)

A rural landscape is a geographic area that combines biotic, abiotic and antropotic elements (where livestock is really common). The image shows an inland landscape with an Interior Mediterranean Climate.This climate presents very hot summers and very cold winters and a semi-lack of precipitations. Although it is not in the picture, we can find in this type of climate steppe, pines, birchs, firs, Holm Oaks...

The picture shows a relief that is characterized by its flatness. It is a plateau, situated in an openfield. The vegetation in this area is grassland. Although it is not in the picture, we can find in this type of climate steppe, pines, birchs, firs, Holm Oaks... This village hasn't got any water in form of lakes or rivers.

With regard to the land uses and activities we can say that the predominant use of the land is agriculture and livestock raising. According to the arable land, we can say that these are sharecropping lands, spread in open field and medium-sized (more than 10 hectares). The predominant use of the land is dry farming agriculture, exploded in an extensive farming and probably has a monocultured-crop variety. The technology used is surely modern-mechanized. With regard to the houses, they are made of adobe bricks and displayed in a nucleated pattern. A secondary use of the land could be residential, as we observe some semi-detached houses and apartment buildings. Finally, according to roads, they are dispersed radialy, and seem to conclude in the center of the town.

As a conclusion, villages usually have problems with services. For this town, we can suppose that this rural area may have problems in services as well, as we can see a big number of houses. If we observe this town on a map, we colud see that it is really close to the city of Salamanca. Withing the last years, this type of towns have become the suburbian residence for young couples looking for and affordable housing. As a consequence, its population increases more and more, and services are even more indispensable. Among other measures that can be applied to deal with this problem, we can propose the construction of buildings for bakeries, chemistries, petrol stations, etc.