Learning the Continents and Oceans

Learning Objectives At the end of this module you will be able to: Locate the seven continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica Locate the five oceans: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Ocean

Meet Emma! My name is Emma! Let’s learn about the continents and oceans of the world.

Instructions HOME This button is at the corner of all the informational slides. It will take you back to the home screen, which is a map of the world. After you finish going through the tutorial, you will take a quiz! All you have to do is click this button (which is on the home page) and it will take you right to it.

The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans

North America HOME The only continent that has every kind of climate The third largest continent The fourth largest continent in population Major Animals of North America: Brown Bears, Bald Eagles, Hummingbirds, and Bullfrogs

South America The home of Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world The home of the Amazon River, the largest river in the world (by volume of water) Major language spoke: Spanish and Portuguese Major Animals of South America: Anaconda HOME

Europe The only continent without any deserts The Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, is in Europe There are more than 200 different languages spoken in Europe. Major Animals of Europe: European Tree Frogs, Wild Boars, Hedge Hog, and Roe Deer HOME

Asia The largest continent Covers 1/3 of Earth’s surface Half of the world’s population lives in Asia The home of Mount Everest, the high mountain in the world Major Animals of Asia: Pythons, Tigers, Panda, Yaks, and India Rhinoceroses HOME

Africa The second largest continent The home of the Nile River, the longest river in the world The home of the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world Major Animals of Africa: Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, Zebra, and Giraffe HOME

Australia The largest island The smallest continent in the world 2/3 of Australia is a flat desert The home of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world Major Animals of Australia: Kangaroo, Koala, Platypus, and Emu HOME

Antarctica A frozen land area around the South Pole Is the highest, driest, windiest, emptiest, coldest place on Earth During the winter period it is dark all the time During the summer period it is light all the time Major Animals of Antarctica: Penguins HOME

Pacific Ocean The deepest of all the oceans The largest of all the oceans Is approximately 1/3 of the Earth’s Surface The home of the Marianas Trench, the deepest point in the world Home of the Great Barrier Reef, the longest reef in the world HOME

Atlantic Ocean The youngest among all the oceans and is still widening Is located between North America and Europe One of the busiest sea routes in the Western and Eastern Hemispheres Has one of the largest coastlines The world’s saltiest ocean HOME

Arctic Ocean The smallest and shallowest ocean in the world The coldest of all the oceans The North Pole is situated in the middle of the Arctic Ocean During winter time the Arctic Ocean is almost completely covered in sea ice HOME

Indian Ocean The warmest ocean in the world Has less marine animal life due to its higher water temperature Monsoons occur in the Indian Ocean Scientists claim that the Indian Ocean is getting 20 cm wider every year HOME

Southern Ocean Located around the South Pole Was created the fifth ocean of the world in 2000 The home of Emperor Penguins and Wandering Albatrosses HOME

Directions Each question is going to ask you to locate either one of the continents or one of the oceans. You will choose which location you believe is correct. If you need a hint, you can click To move to the next question click

Question 1 Locate Antarctica on the map.

Question 2 Locate the Arctic Ocean on the map.

Question 3 Locate North America on the map.

Question 4 Locate Europe on the map.

Question 5 Locate the Pacific Ocean on the map.

Question 6 Locate the Indian Ocean on the map.

Question 7 Locate Asia on the map.

Question 8 Locate Australia on the map.

Question 9 Locate South America on the map.

Question 10 Locate the Southern Ocean on the map.

Question 11 Locate Africa on the map.

Question 12 Locate the Atlantic Ocean on the map.

HOME

Hint for Question 1 A frozen land area around the South Pole.

Hint for Question 2 The North Pole is situated in the middle of this ocean.

Hint for Question 3 The only continent that has every kind of climate.

Hint for Question 4 There are more than 200 different languages spoken here.

Hint for Question 5 The largest of all the oceans.

Hint for Question 6 The warmest ocean in the world.

Hint for Question 7 The largest continent.

Hint for Question 8 The smallest continent in the world.

Hint for Question 9 Major Animal in this continent is the anaconda, one of the world’s largest snakes.

Hint for Question 10 Located around the South Pole.

Hint for Question 11 The second largest continent.

Hint for Question 12 Is located between North America and Europe.

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