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GEOGRAPHY FLIPBOOK

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Facts about the Continents & Oceans Continents = large, unbroken masses of land on the Earths surface. There are 7. -Asia-Africa- North America -South America- Antarctica - Europe -Australia / Oceania ** Europe and Asia together are sometimes called Eurasia. Australia and the surrounding islands are sometimes referred to as Oceania. Around the continent is a great sheet of salt water. This sheet of water is divided into several large portions. Each portion is an ocean. The 5 oceans cover almost three-fourths of the earths surface. Atlantic OceanPacific Ocean Indian OceanArctic OceanSouthern Ocean

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Southern Ocean

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Depending on the source, there are 189, 191, 192, 193 or 194 independent countries in the world today. Many World Almanacs use 192 countries however, the political world is constantly changing. Definition: a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

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Use the word bank and class Atlas to label the following on your map. Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Great Lakes Mississippi River Rio Grande River Appalachian Mountains Rocky Mountains Sierra Nevada Mountains Great Plains Great Basin

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Use colored pencils to color each region. Then label each region. West Midwest Southwest Southeast Northeast

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Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

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