Land and Water in Our World

The Seven Continents

Picture
A continent is a large body of land


This map shows the seven continents in the world: 
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and, Australia.


(This order lists the continents from biggest to smallest)


Compass Rose

Click anywhere on the picture above to hear more about the compass rose!

This is a compass rose.






Practice
1. What continent is south of Europe?
2. What continent is north of Australia?
3. What oceans are east and west of South America?



Answers are on the bottom of the page!





Below are two videos that we will be watching. The first is a catchy song about the names of the world's continents and oceans. The second is a song by the Animaniacs about the countries of the world. 

What do these videos tell you about our world? 
Are continents made of countries or are countries made of continents? 





Compass Rose Practice Answers

1. What continent is south of Europe? - Africa
2. What continent is north of Australia? - Asia
3. What oceans are east and west of South America? - Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean