Map of the Rivers of Spain: interactive game

About Map of the Rivers of Spain

This map of Spain's rivers is an interactive physical map where you have to place each label with a river's name at the exact point on its course. It features the great rivers of the peninsula, such as the Duero, the Tajo, the Guadiana, the Guadalquivir or the Ebro, along with shorter Cantabrian rivers such as the Nervión, the Nalón or the Navia. It's a quick way to check whether you really know where they are, and it fits right into our section of geography games.

The map colours the land according to the watershed the water drains into: Cantabrian, Atlantic and Mediterranean. That colour guide is the best clue for not mixing up rivers that are close together.

How do you play Map of Spain's Rivers in Map of the Rivers of Spain?

On the left you have the list of names, and on the map, some dots marking each river.

1. Choose a label with a river's name.
2. Drag it to the point on the map that matches that river.
3. Repeat with all the names and, when you finish, check your hits and misses.

Map of the Rivers of Spain controls

PC

• Click and drag with the mouse: move the river's name to its point on the map

Mobile and tablet

• Tap and drag: place each label on the map

What do you learn in Map of the Rivers of Spain?

• The location of Spain's rivers on the physical map.
• The three drainage basins and which sea or ocean each river flows into.
• The relationship between relief and rivers: why the Cantabrian rivers are short and the Atlantic ones in the centre are long.
• Visual memory and orientation on a blank map of Spain's rivers.

Recommended from age 9, matching the Social Sciences syllabus for years 4 to 6 of primary school, and also very useful for revision in the first year of secondary school.

Tips for playing better: Map of the Rivers of Spain

• Start with the big five of the plateau and the south, which run east to west towards the Atlantic in this order from north to south: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana and Guadalquivir. Memorising that sequence solves half the map.
• The Ebro is the big river that goes the other way: it rises in Cantabria and crosses the northeast to the Mediterranean, forming its delta in Tarragona.
• The rivers of the green strip in the north are the Cantabrian rivers: short, steep and very full-flowing because it rains there all year round. The Nalón and Navia are in Asturias; the Nervión flows through Bilbao.
• Link each river to a city: Duero–Zamora, Tajo–Toledo, Guadiana–Mérida, Guadalquivir–Sevilla, Ebro–Zaragoza.

Map of the Rivers of Spain FAQ

Additional information: Map of the Rivers of Spain

Game type: Interactive geography map, drag and drop
Recommended age: Ages 9 and up
Technology: HTML5
Platform: Web browser (PC, tablet and mobile)

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