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Extension The rivers and watersheds of Spain

4 Name:  Date:  Class: 

There are three main stages in a river course:

− The upper course is the beginning of the river, from the source to the plain.
− The middle course is the part of the river flowing across the plain.
− Finally, the lower course, which is the end of the journey of a river, called the mouth.
Spanish rivers which flow into the sea can be grouped in three different watersheds. A
watershed is an area of land through which rivers flow into a common body of water.

1 Relate the parts of the relief to the courses of a river.

mountain ● ● middle course
plain ● ● lower course
mouth ● ● upper course

Cantabrian Sea
2 Look at this map and colour F R A N C E

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3 What have you noticed to colour the rest of the map?

  The land across which the rivers flow.

  The seas and oceans into which the rivers flow.

  The borders of Spain with other countries like France and Portugal.

4 To which watershed do the rivers flowing across the Community of Madrid belong?

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extension European culture

4 Name:  Date:  Class: 

Europe is a continent with over fifty countries which share some cultural features,
such as the origin of many of its languages, customs and history.

1 Cross the odd one out.

Latin
Latin was the language of Ancient Rome, and was
spoken for a long time. Many European countries speak
languages that come from Latin.
●● Which of these words does not come from Latin?

Spanish portuguese french german

libro livro livre Buch

Architecture
The construction of buildings in Europe was also the
connecting link of different countries for many years. For
example, the style of medieval cathedrals is similar in many
countries.
●● Which of these buildings is not a European medieval cathedral? Why?

A B

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Extension The European Union

4 Name:  Date:  Class: 

The European Union is a economic, social and political partnership between 28

European countries. This partnership stems from the intention to prevent wars
between European countries and boost their development. The European Union
protects the rights of people living within its borders.

1 Read these sentences on the rights of citizens in the European Union and relate them to
the corresponding drawing.

The European Union’s

institutions and the European
Ombudsman must protect
citizens of the European Union.

The citizens of member countries

in the European Union can vote
in the European elections.

Any citizen of member countries

can work in any of the other
member countries.

Any official language belonging to

European Union member countries
can be spoken in the European
institutions.

The citizens of the European

Union can move and reside freely
in any of the member countries.

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