W hat have I learned?

1 What is the hydrosphere? What are its main characteristics?

2 Classify the waters of the hydrosphere. You can make an outline, a concept map, or use the visual thinking strategy.

3 List and define the features of a river. Then, give examples of Spanish rivers that do or do not fulfil these characteristics. Example: the Tagus river is the longest in the Iberian Peninsula.

4 Copy a blank map of the rivers of Spain and draw the following: Bidasoa, Nalón, Miño, Tambre, Ulla, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir, Segura, Guadalhorce, Andarax, Ter and Ebro.

5 Match each river to its tributary.

8 Write a list of recommendations for responsible water use in your school.

9 Add two more examples to each list.

• European seas: Cantabrian, Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian, Aegean…

• European lakes: Ladoga, Geneva, Prespa…

• European rivers in the Atlantic watershed: Oder, Elba, Tagus, Seine…

10 Look at the images and determine how the water is being used in each one.

6 Write down the most important lakes and lagoons in Spain, as well as an important characteristic of each one.

7 Read the clues and determine what European river each person is talking about.

• Marina: ‘It is the longest and mightiest river in Europe and flows into the Caspian Sea’.

• Adolf: ‘It is located in the north of France and empties into the Atlantic Ocean, in the English Channel’.

• Luis: ‘It is an abundant and navigable river that flows into the western Black Sea’.

• Cristina: ‘It is the northernmost river in Europe and flows into the Arctic Ocean’.

Traffic lights. Next to each activity, colour in your notebook like this: if you knew the answer if you needed help or if you did not know the answer