Mapa de España
Mapa de España is a geography game with a real, touch-friendly map of Spain's autonomous communities, provinces and capitals, with the Canary Islands in an inset box. A place is named and each team taps it on its own map, at its own pace. The map never labels the place being asked for, and place names appear in Spanish.
What children practise
- Locating Spain's 17 autonomous communities and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
- Placing the 50 Spanish provinces on the map.
- Matching each community and province with its capital.
- Spatial orientation using Portugal, France, Africa and the surrounding seas.
- Recognising a region by its shape.
Levels and settings
Y3
Name the highlighted community from three options and tap communities, with clues at first and without them on hard.
Y4
Communities without clues and the capitals of each community.
Y5
Provinces, with or without clues; provincial capitals on hard.
Y6
Provinces and provincial capitals without clues; on hard, everything mixed with 10 seconds.
Clues
Portugal, France, the seas and, for provinces and cities, the names of the communities.
How to play it in class
- Open the map on the interactive whiteboard or a tablet and choose the year (Y3 to Y6) and difficulty.
- If you like, change what is asked, the clues, the timer and the points needed to win.
- Each team has its own map on its half of the screen and taps the place it is asked for.
- A right answer shows the name with its capital or community; a wrong one says what was tapped and marks the correct place. The first team to the target score wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Are the place names in English?
No. Names appear as they are used in Spain, such as Cataluña, Andalucía or A Coruña. The game is listed as Spanish only.
Are the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla included?
Yes. The Canary Islands sit in a box at the bottom left, and Ceuta and Melilla have a ring around them so they are easy to tap.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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