Continents, oceans stations.notebook
September 30, 2013
1. Homework:
Left Side #4
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Test on Thursday
2. Do Now:
What are continents?
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Continents, Oceans and Hemispheres
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I. Continents­
II. Oceans­
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III. Hemispheres
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IV. Equator­
Prime Meridian­
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I. Continents­­seven large landmasses on Earth
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Antarctica
• Australia
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II. Oceans­­large body of salt water that covers 3/4 of Earth's surface
There are four main oceans:
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Indian
• Arctic
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III. Hemispheres­­half of the Earth
There are four hemispheres on Earth:
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
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IV. Equator: imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian: imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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Homework:
Label and color map
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Exit Question:
Why do geographers divide Earth's land and water masses into continents and oceans?
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