THE RIVERS OF SPAIN

4th of Primary

THE 3 WATERSHEDS •In Spain there are 3 watersheds:

CANTABRIAN WATERSHED•Short rivers•With a lot of water, because in this part of

Spain it rains a lot

•RIVERS: Nervión, Nalón, Navia

ATLANTIC WATERSHED•The rivers are long•They have an irregular flow

▫In winter, as it rains and snow, they have water

▫In summer, as it doesn’t rain, they don’t have much water.

•Rivers: Miño, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir

MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHED•The rivers are short•They have irregular flow, that is,

sometimes they have a lot of water and sometimes not. It depends on the season.

•Except EBRO – It is the longest and more abundant of Spain

•RIVERS – Ebro, Jucar and Segura

QUESTIONS•Which watershed has long rivers?•Which watershed has short rivers with a

lot of water?•Which watershed has short rivers with

irregular flow?•Which rivers crossed Extremadura?•Which river is the longest and has more

water of Spain?

ACTIVITIES•Classify these rivers in the correct

watershedJUCAR – NALÓN – TAJO – GUADALQUIVIR – NAVIA – EBRO – SEGURA – MIÑO – NERVIÓN – GUADIANA - DUERO

CANTABRIAN WATERSHED

ATLANTIC WATERSHED

MEDITERRANEAN WATERSHED

JOURNAL•Write 3 sentences about today’s class

▫Example: Nervion is a river from the cantabrian watershed.