Continents and Oceans

Continents and Oceans

Students can fill out a blank map using:

Print-out: http://lukensocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/2/4/8/2/24827890/a7a5a3a357bb6963cf8aeeec09f79357.jpg

​Virtual: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eewQE1UIrdbAD50-qZpzWV-ZNI1ZTAv93ZwJ_c9ix7I/edit?usp=sharing

​What is a continent?

​A large solid area of land.

​What is an ocean?

A huge body of salt water.​

​The Earth has 7 continents.

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Antarctica

• Europe

• Australia

​The Earth has 5 oceans.

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Southern, or Antarctic Ocean

​Use this map to fill out your worksheet.

Quick Review​

Multiple Choice

How many continents are there?

• 9

• 5

• 7

• 6

Multiple Choice

How many oceans are there?

• 9

• 5

• 7

• 6

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​Quick Overview

​A continent is a large solid area of land.

An ocean is a huge body of salt water.

​There are 7 continents:

​North America

​South America

​Africa

​Asia

​Antarctica

​Australia

​Europe

​There are 5 oceans:

​Atlantic Ocean

​Pacific Ocean

​Indian Ocean

​Arctic Ocean

​Southern/Antarctic Ocean

Map Skills, Continents and Oceans

Class Review

Cardinal Directions

The Cardinal or main directions on a compass are North, East, South and West.

Remember the order:

North (never)

East (eat)

South (soggy)

West (waffles)

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #1 (yellow)?

• North America

• Asia

• Africa

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #5 (orange)?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #2 (green)?

• Australia

• Asia

• Europe

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #6 (pink)?

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #3 (red)?

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #7 (white)?

• Australia

• South America

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

Which continent is #4 (purple)?

• Africa

• North America

• South America

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions

• Hemispheres

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• Latitude Lines

• Longitude Lines

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• A Map

• A Legend or Key

• A Scale

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• Intermediate Directions

• Latitude and Longitude

• Cardinal Directions

Multiple Choice

What does the image show?

• Intermediate Directions

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Ocean C?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• India Ocean

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Ocean D?

• Southern Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Ocean E?

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Ocean A?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Ocean B?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which direction is shown?

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Northwest

Multiple Choice

Which direction is shown?

• South

• West

• East

Multiple Choice

Which direction is shown?

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Southwest

Multiple Choice

Which direction is shown?

• South

• West

• East

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS

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Multiple Choice

Which continent is the biggest one?

• AMERICA

• ASIA

• AFRICA

• OCEANIA

Multiple Select

Which continent is the smallest one ?

• Oceania & Australia

• Europe

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

Which continent is next to Europe?

• AMERICA

• ASIA

• AFRICA

• OCEANIA

  &AUSTRALIA

Multiple Choice

Which continent is on the South Pole?

• ASIA

• AFRICA

• AMERICA

• ANTARCTICA

​OCEANS

​The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean.

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The Atlantic Ocean is about half the size of the Pacific Ocean.

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The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean.

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The Southern Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica.

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The Artic Ocean is the smallest ocean. It is also the shallowest.

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is the largest and deepest one?

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• PACIFIC OCEAN

• INDIAN OCEAN

• SOUTHERN OCEAN

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is half size of the Pacific Ocean and is between

America and Asia & Europe?

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• PACIFIC OCEAN

• INDIAN OCEAN

• SOUTHERN OCEAN

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is the warmest ocean?

• PACIFIC OCEAN

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• INDIAN OCEAN

• ARTIC OCEAN

Multiple Choice

Which ocean surrounds Antarctica?

• PACIFIC OCEAN

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• INDIAN OCEAN

• SOUTHERN OCEAN

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is the smallest and the swallowest ?

• ATLANTIC OCEAN

• INDIAN OCEAN

• ARTIC OCEAN

• PACIFIC OCEAN

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​A map is a flat, 2- dimensional view of the Earth. A world map is similar to a globe, but it is more portable. They give a "birds-eye view" from above.

There are 7 continents and 5 oceans.​

​We will test on these every week (Tuesdays) for the first quarter.

​The World Map​

Multiple Choice

How is a world MAP different from a GLOBE?

• It is flat and 2-dimensional.

• It gives a "birds-eye view" from above.

• It is portable (able to be moved or carried along easier).

• All of the above.

Home to: Canada, Mexico, the great USA, the islands off the coast of Florida.

It is the 3rd largest in size.

​It is surrounded by 3 oceans - the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic.

​North America is named after Amerigo Vespucci.

​The bald eagle only lives in North America.

​NORTH AMERICA

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Multiple Choice

Choose the country that is part of NORTH AMERICA.

• Mexico

• Canada

• the United States

• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

Choose the OCEAN that DOES NOT surround NORTH AMERICA.

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

It is the FOURTH largest continent.​

Twelve countries are part of SOUTH AMERICA.

It is home to the second longest river in the world - the Amazon. (Nile is #1.)

It is home to the second tallest mountain in the world - the Andes. (Mt Everest is #1.)​​

It is surrounded by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.​

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​South America is home to the world's largest snake - the green anaconda.

​SOUTH AMERICA

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Which oceans surround SOUTH AMERICA?

Multiple Choice

Which two GEOGRAPHICAL features of SOUTH AMERICA are the second largest in the world?

• the Nile River and Andes Mountain

• the Amazon Rain Forest and Mt. Everest

• the Amazon River and the Andes Mountains

• Mt. Everest and the Nile River

It is the largest and most populous continent.

It is home to the 2 largest nation​s (Russia & China) and contains 60% of the world's population.

Asia means "sunrise."​

Asia is home to the world's largest flower - ​the Rafflesia.

The Asian elephant is the largest mammal of the continent - Asia.​

​China is home to the world's smallest mammal - the bumblebee bat.

​ASIA

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Multiple Choice

What order is ASIA in the largest and most population categories of all of the continents?

• third and fourth

• first and second

• second and third

• first and first

​Europe is sixth in size and has 50 countries.

It is home to the world's largest church - St. ​Peter's Basilica.

Russia is part of Europe and Asia.​

The name Europe comes from Greek a princess named Europa.​

Hum is the smallest town​ in Europe and the world.

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Europe is home to the oldest zoo.​

​EUROPE

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Multiple Choice

Which country is in both EUROPE AND ASIA?

• Hum

• Russia

• England

• USA

Australia is the only continent covered by one country.​

Australia is the smallest continent & referred to as "Down Under."

Australia's most famous animal is the kangaroo.

It is the driest continent receiving 250mm or less of rain annually.

Its seasons are opposite of ours - Dec - Feb/summer, Mar - May/fall, June - Aug/winter, Sept - Nov/spring.​

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​Australia has 3 times as many sheep living there as people.

​​AUSTRALIA

Multiple Choice

Of the seven continents, Australia is the...

• largest.

• most populous.

• smallest.

• coldest.

Africe is the second largest in size and population.

The equator runs through its middle.

It is home to the world's longest river, the Nile and the world's hottest desert, the Sahara Desert. It covers 11 countries.

It is home to the largest land animal (African ​Elephant), the tallest (giraffe), and the fastest (cheetah).

​Moses' mother hid him in a basket beside the Nile River (from the Pharoah.

​AFRICA​

Multiple Choice

Africa is home to which geographic wonders that are the longest and hottest...

• the Nile River and the Sahara Desert

• the Sahara Dessert and the African Elephant

• the Amazon River and the Andes Desert

• the Nile River and the Mohabi Desert

Antarctica is the southernmost continent and home to the South Pole.

It is the world's highest, driest, windiest, coldest, and iciest continent.

It is a virtually uninhabited ​ice-covered landmass.

There are no countries here.

It is the fifth largest continent.

About 70% of the world's freshwater is frozen here.​

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​Only about 1,000 people live on Antarctica in the winter - research scientists.

​ANTARCTICA

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes Antarctica?

• It is the largest continent with few people living there.

• It has several countries but few people.

• It is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent of them all.

• It is the largest land mass of ice with the equator running through

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Put the continents in order from largest to smallest.

Maps and Globes

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Multiple Choice

Imagine you are on a camping trip with your family. You need to find the place where you are going to camp. You're in the mountains and phones don't work there. What might you use to find your way?

• map

• globe

• cell phone charger

• trees

You might use a map! Maps are pictures of a place on Earth. These pictures are printed or drawn on something flat, like a big piece of paper. Maps can help you find your way. Different maps can show you different things. Some maps may show you the roads and rivers near a mountain. Some maps may show you where different towns and cities are. Other maps may even show you where different countries and oceans are!

Maps let you see all the places in the world at the same time. 

Globes give you a better picture of what our round planet looks like from space. 

Maps and globes help you see the world in different ways!

Where are you? Maps and globes can help you answer that question. But maps and globes are different.  Maps are flat. Globes are round.

Maps

A map is a flat picture of a place. A map is easy to carry. You can fold a map and put it in your pocket.

More about Maps!

Maps are pictures with information about places. People use many kinds of maps.

Some maps show a country and its parts. For example, a United States map would show all fifty states. It would also show capital cities.

Even More about Maps!

Other maps may show streets and roads in cities or towns. People use these maps to find their way.

Many maps show where water and land can be found. The color blue is often used for rivers and lakes. Brown or green is used to show land.

Weather maps show the weather in a place. Different colors or symbols stand for rain, snow, or sunny weather.

Globe

A globe is a big round ball that shows you the world. You can spin a globe around. You can find the Earth's oceans on a globe. You can find the Earth's countries on a globe.

Multiple Choice

What are maps drawn on?

Multiple Choice

Which shape is a globe?

Multiple Choice

This passage compares maps and globes. Which of the two is big and round like a ball?

• a globe

• a map

• both maps and globes

Multiple Choice

What is the same about both maps and globes?

• They help you see the world.

• They can be folded and put in your pocket.

• They show you what our planet looks like from space.

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What can maps show you?

Multiple Choice

Round globes are better at showing the shape of a place, but flat maps are better at showing all the places in the world at the same time. Which part of the passage tells us that this is true?

• “Maps let you see all the places in the world at the same time. Globes give you a better picture of what our round planet looks like from space.”

• “Maps are flat. Globes are round.”

• “Maps and globes help you see the world in different ways.”

Multiple Choice

What is the text mainly about?

• the similarities and differences between maps and globes

• how to use maps and globes to find places on Earth

• what the world looks like from space

CONTINENTS, OCEANS AND SEAS

GRADE 3

Class Rules:

• Respect

• Be nice and kind

• Participate

• Do your BEST!

Multiple Choice

Which is the BIGGEST continent in the world?

• Africa

• North America

• South America

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Which is the SMALLEST continent in the world?

• Africa

• Australia

• South America

• Asia

Multiple Choice

In what continent DO WE LIVE?

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• South America

Open Ended

In what continent would you like to live?

North America

There are 23 countries and many territories. The main language is English, followed by Spanish and French.

Multiple Choice

What is the main language in North America?

• French

• English

• Chinese

South America

Includes 14 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (United Kingdom), French Guiana (France), Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Multiple Choice

Puerto Rico belongs to South America:

• True

• False

Europe

There are 44 countries in Europe today, according to the United Nations. Some of them: Russia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, etc.

Multiple Choice

Is Rome a capital in Europe?

• True

• False

Asia

Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. It shares the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe and the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. There are 48 countries in Asia.

Multiple Choice

How many countries are Asia?

• 45

• 55

• 48

• 78

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous continent, after Asia in both cases. 

Area: 30.37 million km²

Population: 1,373,486,524 (2021)

Largest city: Lagos

Languages: 1250–3000 native languages

Multiple Choice

Is Africa a very populated continent?

• True

• False

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area.

Multiple Choice

What is the official name of Australia?

• Australita

• Commonwealth of Australia

• Australis

Antarctica

Antarctica, the southernmost continent and site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered landmass.

Multiple Select

Check all correct answers for Antarctica:

• cold

• inhabited

• hot

• southernmost

5 oceans of the world

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern Ocean

Open Ended

Do you take care of the planet? How?

Tell me all the things you do to take care of the planet EARTH.