Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain: game

About Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain

This map of the autonomous communities in interactive form is the most enjoyable way to learn where each region of Spain is. Instead of memorizing a list, you place each name in its spot yourself on a political map in color, and after just a few rounds the map sticks in your memory. It's a very useful resource for reviewing before an exam or for working in class with the interactive whiteboard. If you're looking for more activities like this, visit our section of geography games.

Spain is territorially organized into municipalities, provinces and 17 autonomous communities, plus the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Each community has its own capital, its own government and, in many cases, its own traditions and languages.

How do you play the map of Spain by communities in Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain?

On the map you'll see each region marked with a dot. Next to it are the labels with the names, and your task is to move each one to its place.

1. Read the name of an autonomous community.
2. Drag it to the dot of the matching region.
3. Repeat with all the labels.
4. Check your answers when you finish and try again until you get them all right.

Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain controls

PC

• Drag with the mouse: place the name on the map

Mobile and tablet

• Drag with your finger: place the name on the map

What do you learn in Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain?

• Locate the autonomous communities of Spain and their borders.
• Read a political map, telling regions apart by colors and borders.
• Spatial orientation: placing the northern, southern, eastern, western and island regions.
• Visual memory through active repetition, far more effective than reading a list.

Recommended for ages 8 and up, matching when children study territorial organization in primary school, although it's also useful for review in secondary school.

Tips for playing better: Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain

• Start with the regions that are easy to recognize: the archipelagos (the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands) and the largest communities, such as Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha or Andalusia.
• Then go through the north from west to east: Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, the Basque Country, Navarre, Aragon and Catalonia.
• Leave the small inland communities, such as La Rioja or the Community of Madrid, for last, when there are only a few gaps left.
• After a few games, try saying the capital of each community out loud as you place it to extend your review.

Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain FAQ

Additional information: Map of the Autonomous Communities of Spain

Game type: Educational interactive geography map
Recommended age: Ages 8 and up
Technology: HTML5
Platform: Web browser (PC, tablet and mobile)

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