1. Sailing the Seven Seas
A trip around the world

2. Expected Learning:
To develop my knowledge of thhe world geography.

3. The “Seven” Seas This is an ancient term, over 1000 years old!
Today, we will look at three seas, four oceans and seven continents and the activities of pirates
You will need seven different coloured pencils, one for each continent

4. Use Google Maps or Images to find the Caribbean Sea
Label the Caribbean Sea neatly on your map

5. What is this?

6. Add a compass to your map to show direction
The compass points are:
North
East
South
West
An easy way to remember is
‘Never Eat Soggy Weetbix!’

7. Remember to add BOLTSS to your map
Border
Orientation
Legend
Title
Scale
Source

8. North America
The islands that make up the Caribbean are part of North America.
Use Google Maps or Images to help find countries in North America
North America is made up of:
Alaska (a state belonging to the United States of America)
Canada
Greenland
The United States of America
Mexico
The islands of the Caribbean
Colour these countries all one colour on your map and label them North America

9. Pirates in the Caribbean often sailed to South America as well.
This is because lots of Aztec gold was once found there.

10. South America
The continent of South America is all the other land attached to North America
Colour this in a different colour and label it South America
You can use the internet for extra assistance

11. Sir Francis Drake A famous pirate, also a nobleman and honest sailor
Lived between
Worked for Queen Elizabeth I of England
Is known to have buried treasure in Panama
Which ocean would he have sailed across to get from England to Panama?
Write this ocean on your map

12. Europe England is a country in Europe
Everything east of the North Atlantic Ocean (including Iceland) is in Europe until you reach Russia.
The Mediterranean Sea is the southern border
Colour in Europe

13. The Mediterranean Sea
While there are no actual pirates, some of the sailing and behaviour is of a terrible standard
Which continent is to the south of the Mediterranean Sea?

14. Africa Find the continent of Africa on Google Maps or Images
Colour in Africa remembering that:
Madagascar is in Africa
The Red Sea is its border to the east
Egypt is in Africa but everything east of Egypt (including Jordan) is not in Africa
Label the continent

15. Modern day pirates
These exist off the east coast of Africa, near a country called Somalia
Which ocean would they be sailing in?
Write this on your map

16. Asia
The continent of Asia shares a country with Europe and it is the largest continent!
Use Google to colour in and label Asia:
Everything from Turkey and the Ural Mountains to the east is in Asia from Turkey, including India all the way to Japan
Everything from Russia to Indonesia is in Asia, Papua New Guinea is not in Asia

17. The East India Company
Had absolutely nothing to do with the Caribbean (the movie is a bit fluid with the truth)
The original East India Company worked in most of southern Asia

18. Australasia Colour these countries in and label the continent
Australasia (sometimes called Oceania) is made up of:
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
The Pacific Islands e.g. Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands
Colour these countries in and label the continent

19. “Across the ditch” What separates Australia from Europe?
The Tasman Sea
Label the Tasman Sea

20. Antarctica Home of the South Pole Made up of solid land covered in ice
Is separated from the rest of the world by the Southern Ocean. Label this on your map

21. The continents There are 7 continents: North America South America
Africa
Europe
Antarctica
Australasia
Asia
We looked at 3 seas:
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Tasman
And 4 oceans: