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Virginia Standard Soc. St. SOL 2.5a
The student will develop map skills by
a) Locating the equator, the seven continents, and the five oceans on maps
and globes
Name: ________________________________________________ Interactive Notes
Continents and Oceans
This is your world, Earth. It is one of a kind, the only one that we know of to have life on it. It is
made of 75 % water. The rest is made of large pieces of land called continents. There are seven continents
and five oceans. In the middle of Earth, there is an imaginary line called the equator. The equator
separates the world into two parts a Northern and a Southern hemisphere. The closer you live to the
equator the warmer your climate is. The farther you are away from the equator the colder your climate is.
The world is an amazing place.
Can you find the continent you live on?
Map of our World
Let's label our map together!
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Name: ________________________________________________
Label the continents and oceans.
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Southern Ocean
North America
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
Arctic Ocean
South America
Europe
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Name:__________________________________________
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Label the oceans.
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
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Name:__________________________________ All about the oceans
Cut the stars out and place them where they belong.
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Atlantic
Southern
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Name:_______________________________________
Label the continents. Write the continent names on the arrows.
Africa
North America
Asia
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Australia
Antarctica
South America
Europe
Name: _________________________________
Our World
Arctic Ocean
North
America
Europe
Asia
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Africa
Equator
South
America
Indian
Ocean
Australia
Southern
Ocean
Antarctica
Follow these directions.
1. Color Australia yellow.
How many oceans
are in the world?
2. Color Africa red.
3. Color Europe green.
4. Color North America brown.
5. Color Asia orange.
6. Color Antarctica purple.
7. Color South America pink.
8. Color all oceans blue.
9. Draw a star on the continent we live on.
10. Color the equator black.
How many
continents are in the
world?
Name:____________________________ Global World
Word Box
Africa
Australia
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Antarctica
Which continent do you live on?
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Equator
Name: ____________________________
Geography Puzzler
Across
6. How many continents are there?
7. Ocean west of Africa.
8. Largest continent.
11. Coldest continent.
Down
1. A model of the Earth.
2. A large body of land.
3. A flat document that helps people locate places.
4. Planet we live on.
5. A large body of water.
6. Ocean north of Antarctica.
9. Imaginary line that divides the earth into two hemispheres.
10. How many oceans are there?
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Name:______________________ Interactive notes
Oceans
Earth is a very unique planet because it contains water. It is
the only planet in our solar system that we know of that has free
flowing water. Water has become one of the main ingredients of
life. Humans, animals and plants need it to survive.
Our world is made up of mostly water. An ocean is a large
body of salt water. On Earth, we have five oceans that surround
the continents: the Atlantic, Arctic, Southern, Pacific, and the
Indian Ocean. They provide food for humans and create habitats
for many animals.
Take a look at these plants and animals; can you spot the
animals that live in the oceans? Circle and label the ocean animals.
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Name: _______________________________________
Find these Earthly Words
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equator
Africa
Asia
South America
ocean
continent
Australia
North America,
Europe
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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Equator
In the middle of Earth, there is an
imaginary line called the equator. The
equator separates the world into two parts
a Northern and a Southern hemisphere.
You cannot see the equator, but scientists
know it exists because of clear habitat and
weather patterns. The closer you live to
the equator, the warmer your climate is.
The farther away you are from the
equator, the colder your climate is. The
world is an amazing place.
These two pictures show the equator
dividing the Earth into two hemispheres.
Try this...
 Color the equators in the pictures
red.
 Draw a compass rose.
 Label the northern hemisphere.
 Label the southern hemisphere.
Answer these questions.
1. Which continents are in the northern
hemisphere?
2. Which continents are in the southern
hemisphere?
3. Which hemisphere do you live in?
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Name: ___________________________
Think about the oceans and continents. Which continents are in
the Southern Hemisphere? Which ones are in the Northern
Hemisphere? Use the map below to help you.
List the continents in the
Northern Hemisphere here
List the continents in the
Southern Hemisphere here
Which hemisphere is the
southern ocean located in?
Which hemisphere is the arctic
ocean located in?
Which hemisphere do you live
in?
Which hemisphere is Antarctica
in?
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Name:________________________________
Which Continent is it?
Europe
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
Australia
Antarctica
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