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Interactive educational worksheet on population density in Spain, using a color-coded map and student activities.

A colorful worksheet titled "Population Density in Spain" featuring a map of Spain with provinces color-coded by population density, accompanied by questions and a classification activity.

A colorful worksheet titled "Population Density in Spain" featuring a map of Spain with provinces color-coded by population density, accompanied by questions and a classification activity.

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🔍 Understanding the Map



The map shows Spain divided into provinces, each colored according to population density (inhabitants per km²), as indicated in the legend:

- Yellow: Less than 10
- Light Orange: From 10 to 30
- Orange: From 31 to 50
- Dark Orange: From 51 to 100
- Red: From 101 to 600
- Dark Red: More than 600

We’ll use this color coding to answer the questions.

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Question 1: Name the two provinces with the lowest population density.



Look for the yellow-colored provinces (less than 10 inhabitants/km²).

From the map:
- Soria (in central Spain)
- Lugo (in Galicia, northwest)

Answer:
👉 Soria, Lugo

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Question 2: Name the two provinces with the highest population density.



Look for dark red areas (more than 600 inhabitants/km²).

These are:
- Madrid (capital city, very densely populated)
- Barcelona — but wait! The province is Barcelona, which is not listed in the options.

Wait — the list of provinces to classify includes:
> Albacete, Alicante, Badajoz, Áraba, Madrid, Lugo, Huelva, Soria

So let’s check these.

Looking at the map:
- Madrid → Dark red → More than 600
- Áraba (Álava) → Light orange → ~30–50
- Alicante → Dark orange → 51–100
- Albacete → Orange → 31–50
- Badajoz → Light orange → 10–30
- Huelva → Yellow → less than 10
- Lugo → Yellow → less than 10
- Soria → Yellow → less than 10

But Barcelona is not in the list. So among the given provinces, only Madrid is clearly over 600.

Wait — look again at Girona and Tarragona? But they aren’t in the list.

Only Madrid is dark red among the listed ones.

Is there another one?

Wait — Valencia or Murcia? Not in the list.

But look: Áraba (Álava) is not high. What about Alicante? It's dark orange → 51–100.

But no other province in the list has more than 600.

Wait — actually, Madrid is the only one in the list with more than 600.

But the question says “two provinces” — so maybe we need to consider other provinces not listed?

But since the task asks us to name the two provinces (on the map) with the highest density, and Barcelona and Madrid are the two most densely populated.

Even though Barcelona isn't in the list, it's on the map and clearly dark red.

So, based on the map:

Answer:
👉 Madrid, Barcelona

*(Note: If only listed provinces are allowed, then only Madrid qualifies, but that contradicts "two". So likely, the expected answer is Madrid and Barcelona.)*

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Question 3: What is the population density of your province?



This is personal — depends on the student's province.

For example:
- If you live in Madrid: More than 600
- If you live in Soria: Less than 10

Since no specific province is mentioned, we can't answer definitively.

But if the student is from Madrid, answer: More than 600

If from Lugo: Less than 10

So this is a student-specific answer.

➡️ Example: *"My province is Madrid. Its population density is more than 600 inhabitants per km²."*

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Question 4: Classify these provinces by their population density.



Given provinces:
- Albacete
- Alicante
- Badajoz
- Áraba
- Madrid
- Lugo
- Huelva
- Soria

Now classify them using the map:

| Province | Color on Map | Density Range |
|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| Albacete | Orange | From 31 to 50 |
| Alicante | Dark Orange | From 51 to 100 |
| Badajoz | Light Orange | From 10 to 30 |
| Áraba | Light Orange | From 10 to 30 |
| Madrid | Dark Red | More than 600 |
| Lugo | Yellow | Less than 10 |
| Huelva | Yellow | Less than 10 |
| Soria | Yellow | Less than 10 |

Now fill in the boxes:

#### 🟡 Less than 10:
- Lugo
- Huelva
- Soria

#### 🟧 From 10 to 30:
- Badajoz
- Áraba

#### 🟨 From 31 to 50:
- Albacete

#### 🟫 From 51 to 100:
- Alicante

#### 🔴 From 101 to 600:
- (None of the listed provinces fall here)

#### 🔴🔴 More than 600:
- Madrid

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Final Answers:



1. Two provinces with the lowest population density:
Soria, Lugo

2. Two provinces with the highest population density:
Madrid, Barcelona

3. Population density of your province:
➤ *(Student-specific; e.g., "Madrid: more than 600")*

4. Classification:

| Less than 10 | From 10 to 30 | From 31 to 50 | From 51 to 100 | From 101 to 600 | More than 600 |
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------|
| Lugo | Badajoz | Albacete | Alicante | (none) | Madrid |
| Huelva | Áraba | | | | |
| Soria | | | | | |

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Summary:



- Lowest density: Soria, Lugo
- Highest density: Madrid, Barcelona
- Classification done using map colors and legend
- Student must fill in personal province data

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