Tagus

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tagus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Tagus?1,007 kilometers (626 miles)
2. What is the major cities?Toledo (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal)
3. What is the languages?Spanish (Tajo), Portuguese (Tejo)
4. What is the Tagus River?The Tagus River is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula, stretching about 1,007 kilometers from Spain to the Atlantic Ocean.
5. Where does the Tagus River begin?It starts in the Montes Universales, part of the Sistema Ibérico in mid‑eastern Spain, at an elevation of around 1,500 meters.

Iberian Peninsula: A large geographical region in southwestern Europe, encompassing Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar.
Montes Universales: A mountain range in eastern Spain, part of the Sistema Ibérico, serving as the source of the Tagus River.
Estuary: A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it.
Hydrological Regime: The pattern of water flow and levels in a river system over time.