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Continents of the World
George the Geographer finds out about Continents of the World
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Click here to see what the photo of the Earth looked like.
We need to tell the people on our planet what this place looks like! We will take a photo to show them Click here to see what the photo of the Earth looked like.
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What does our world look like?
earth.nasa.gov What does our world look like?
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These large pieces of land are called continents
earth.nasa.gov These large pieces of land are called continents
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Click on a continent to find out what it is called
earth.nasa.gov Click on a continent to find out what it is called Take the test
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North America Did you know???
North America is the third largest continent in the world. Lake Superior in North America is the largest lake in the world. North America has the most food eaten per person in the world!
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South America Did you know???
The Angel Falls in South America is the highest waterfall in the world. South America has the highest volcano in the world. Football is the main game that is played. Most people speak Spanish or Portuguese.
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Africa Did you know??? Africa is the second largest continent.
The longest river in the world - The Nile - is in Africa. The Sahara Desert in Africa is the largest desert in the world. Two-thirds of all the world’s chocolate comes from Africa.
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Europe Did you know??? There is only one continent smaller than Europe. It is the only continent without a desert. The Vatican City in Europe is the world’s smallest country. Just over one-tenth of the world’s population live in Europe.
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Asia Did you know??? Asia is the largest continent. It covers a third of the earth’s land surface. Almost two-thirds of the world’s population live in Asia. The ten highest mountains in the world are in Asia. The lowest place in the world is in Asia.
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Oceania (Australasia)
Did you know??? This is the smallest continent. Over 25,000 islands make up Oceania. There are more sheep than people in Oceania.
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Antarctica Did you know???
This is the coldest, windiest and driest continent. There are no countries in Antarctica. Nobody lives there all the time The ice can be over 4 km thick.
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How well do you know the continents of the world?
earth.nasa.gov How well do you know the continents of the world? Click the picture above to begin
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Which continent is this? Click the correct answer below
Not this time! Have another go! Try again! Well done! Now try the next question. North America South America Africa Asia Click here for the next question
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Which continent is this? Click the correct answer below
Well done! Now try the next question. Try again! Not this time! Have another go! Oceania Europe Africa Asia Click here for the next question
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Click the correct answer below
Which am I standing in? Click the correct answer below Have another go! That is not right! Well done, this is Europe! Now try the next question. This is not Oceania! Oceania Europe Africa Asia Click here for the next question
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Click the correct answer below
Where am I now? Click the correct answer below Have another try! You need to try again! Well done! Now try the next question. Europe isn’t here! Africa South America Oceania Europe Click here for the next question
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Which continent is this? Click the correct answer below
This is not Asia! Well done! Now try the next question. Its not Africa! Try again! South America Europe Africa Asia Click here for the next question
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Which continent is this? Click the correct answer below
Have another try! Well done! Now try the next question. Africa is not here! Try again! Africa Antarctica South America North America Click here for the next question
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Its too cold to be Oceania!
Which cold continent am I in now? Click the correct answer below Have another try! Well done! Its not Asia! Antarctica Oceania Asia Europe Click here for the next section
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What can you remember about the continents of the world?
earth.nasa.gov What can you remember about the continents of the world? Click the picture above to begin
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Africa Well done! Which continent has the longest river and the biggest desert? Click here for the next question
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Click here for the next question
Asia Well done! Which continent is the largest and has two-thirds of all the people in the world in it? Click here for the next question
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South America Well done!
Which continent has the world’s highest waterfall and the highest volcano in the world? Click here for the next question
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Click here for the next question
Europe Well done! Which is the only continent without a desert? It also has the smallest country in the world Click here for the next question
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Oceania Well done! Over 25,000 islands are included in this continent
Click here for the next question
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Antarctica Well done! This is the only continent with no countries in it. Click here for the next question
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North America Well done!
This continent has the largest lake in the world and the people eat the most food per person. Click here for the next question
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3 5 1 4 2 6 7 Europe North America Asia Africa South America Oceania
Can you remember the names of all 7 continents? 2 Africa 6 South America Oceania 7 Antarctica Click each number for the correct answer
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Continents of the World
George the Geographer finds out about Continents of the World Find out more about George the Geographer at Sound effect – Mike Koenig Sound effect – KevanGC
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