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- “7 Continents & 5 Oceans” packet.

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7 Continents and 5 Oceans

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North America

This is the part of the world that we live in.

This continent consists of the

United States

_____________________

_____________________ Greenland.

The entire U.S. is in North America. The 48 continental states as well as the other two states that are not directly attached.

Mt. Rushmore in United States

The Grand Canyon

Chichen Itza in Mexico

South America

South America sits just below North America and is made up of many smaller countries.

South America is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east.

Some of the major countries that make up S. America are

_________________ Peru

_________________ Chile Venezuela Columbia

Statue of Christ in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Macchu Picchu in Peru

Africa

Africa is set across the

______________ Ocean from the Americas.

Africa has more

_____________________ on its continent than any of the other six continents.

There are very different

_________________ within Africa, depending on where you are.

Some of these major countries include

Egypt Kenya South Africa Sudan

A Lion in a Savanna of Tanzania

The Pyramids of Egypt

Europe

Located above Africa is the continent of Europe.

As we will discuss later in the year, this is where both World Wars were fought. These wars had a major effect on how the world was run after their completion.

Some of the major countries that make up Europe are

____________________

____________________ Spain

____________________ United Kingdom

Eiffel Tower in

Paris, France

Leaning Tower of

Pisa in Pisa, Italy

Antarctica

The world’s

______________________ continent, also known as the South Pole.

This area is an

“_______________________” an area of permanent ice and snow.

The average winter temperature here is around –76 degrees.

If Antarctica’s ice sheets had melted, the world’s oceans would rise by 200 feet!

Emperor Penguins in Antarctica

Australia

The smallest

__________________ and one of the largest

__________________all in one.

Australia is the world’s 6th largest country

Lies between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Australian mainland extends from west to east for nearly 2,500 miles.

Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia

Asia Asia is the world’s

___________________ and most diverse continent, covering about

______________ of the land area on earth.

It has the greatest range of land elevation of any continent.

Some of the countries within Asia China Russia Japan Vietnam North and South Korea

The Taj Mahal in India

Petra in

Jordan

Great Wall Of China

The Seven Continents

Brain Pop Video

5 Major Oceans

The five major Oceans on the Earth consist of the following.

________________

Pacific Ocean

________________

Arctic Ocean

____________________- is another name for what has traditionally been considered to be the southernmost portions of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Australia

Ticket To Leave

-Think about what we talked about today.

-Write down three bits of information on a piece of paper and hand it in to me before you leave.