Geography: Continents and Oceans
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Title:
| Geography: Continents and Oceans |
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Description:
| Here are websites about the Earth's seven continents and four oceans. There are maps, printouts, games, and quizzes to help younger students learn elementary world geography and map skills. Included are two related eThemes resources with more in depth information on continents and oceans. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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Resource Links:
| Fact Monster: Atlas
Click on this map of the world for a more detailed map and further information about the region. What can you learn about each of the seven continents?
Map Making
Students can create their own map of the world showing all of the continents and oceans with this activity.
Making Globes
After learning about the continents, students can make a model globe showing their placement.
Enchanted Learning: Continents
Here is an index of printouts about the continents and world geography, including outline maps, quizzes, and activities.
Enchanted Learning: Oceans
This page contains facts about the Earth's oceans and a map. There are also links to an ocean map printout and a quiz.
National Geographic: Copy Cat
To play this game, click on the continent after it has flashed. Remember the order in which they have flashed to move up to the next level. More continents will be added to the sequence as you advance.
National Geographic: Continent Assembler
Unscramble the maps of the continents by dragging the puzzle pieces. You can print the finished maps when you are done.
National Geographic: Geospy
Choose the Continents Game, then move the white box to identify each continent as they are named. When you have finished, you can print out an Agent Certificate.
National Geographic: Atlas Maps
Printable outline maps from all over the world are available on this site. Choose either labeled or blank with country borders showing or not.
National Geographic: Map Machine
Zoom in on different regions of the world's continents and oceans with this interactive map tool. Maps are available as outlines, topographical maps, or satellite images.
National Geographic: Continents
Click on either the map at the top of the page or the menu to learn more about each continent. There are photo galleries, maps, and country information available. NOTE: This site contains ads.
World Maps
Here are color maps of all the continents and oceans. The maps are also available in Spanish.
Lesson Plan: Comparing the Continents
Students can examine maps and compare the geographic features of the Earth's continents in this lesson plan.
Blue Marble
What regions of the world can you see from space? This site has high quality true color images of the Earth. See which continents you can identify, or watch an animation of the world turning.
Explore the Seven Continents
Click on a continent to learn facts about that continent. Each page has a color map and photographs.
ThinkQuest: Oceans
This website is all about the Earth's oceans. Learn facts about each of the four oceans, see pictures, and learn about waves and currents.
Continents of the World
Click on the correct part of the world map to answer the questions.
Identifying Continents and Oceans
This three-page PDF file includes unlabeled world maps that can be printed and filled out.
Oceans Introduction
Click on the links or on the satellite map to learn facts about each of the four oceans.
eThemes Resource: Geography: Continents
Develop map skills by learning about the seven continents of the world. Includes interactive quizzes to test basic geography knowledge of the continents. There are links to eThemes Resources on Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, South America, and Oceans.
eThemes Resource: Geography: Oceans
These sites are about the oceans of the world. Topics include habitats, tides, currents, temperatures, depths, and more. There are many photos and videos. Includes links to eThemes Resources on ocean animals and continents.
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Education Standards:
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AR Standards:
G.1.1.5, G.1.1.6, G.1.1.8, G.1.2.6, G.1.2.7, G.1.2.12.c, G.1.3.4, G.1.3.7, G.1.3.11, G.1.4.6
IL Standards:
17.A.1a
ME Standards:
3.A.1, 3.A.1
MO Standards:
5.A.1, 5.B.1, 5.A.1, 5.A.1
NV Standards:
1.1.2, GS.2.2, G.2.2.1, GS.3.2, GS.3.4, G.1.3.3, G4.GS.4.2, G4.GS.4.4, G5.GS.5.2, G5.GS.5.4
UT Standards:
6.1.a, 7.1.a
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