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1. Homework:
Left Side #4
Test on Thursday on I.N. pages 1-4
2. Do Now:
What are continents?
Continents, Oceans and
Hemispheres
Pg. 4
Continent-­‐ one of the seven main landmasses of the globe
Europe
North America
Asia
Antarctica
Africa
Australia
South America
Ocean-­‐the large body of salt water that covers almost 3/4 of the Earth's surface
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
• Southern Ocean
Hemisphere: is a half of the Earth
There are four hemispheres on Earth:
1. 2.
3.
4.
Prime Meridian - imaginary line that
divides Eastern and Western hemispheres
Equator - imaginary line that divides
Northern and Southern hemispheres
Homework:
Label the continents, oceans, Prime
Meridian, Equator and hemispheres (4) on
your map
Fill in missing map parts
Exit Question:
Why do geographers divide
Earth into continents and
hemispheres?