WORLD GEOGRAPHY THE CONTINENTS

A continent is defined as:

   

            A large unbroken land mass completely surrounded by water.

The seven continents are:

                                               

1.      North America

2.      South America

3.      Europe      

4.      Asia

5.      Africa

6.      Australia

7.      Antarctic

Oceania

         The island groups in the pacific are often called

Oceania, but this name does not imply that scientists

Consider them the remains of a continent.

The largest continent                                   Asia(including Middle East)

The second largest continent                       Africa

The third largest continent                          North America                                      

The smallest continent                                 Australia (includes Oceania)     

            The continent without population                Antarctica         

EARTH'S OCEANS: An Introduction Oceans cover about 70% of the Earth's surface. The oceans contain roughly 97% of the Earth's water supply.
The oceans of Earth are unique in our Solar System. No other planet in our Solar System has liquid water (although recent finds on Mars indicate that Mars may have had some liquid water in the recent past). Life on Earth originated in the seas, and the oceans continue to be home to an incredibly diverse web of life.
The oceans of Earth serve many functions, especially affecting the weather and temperature. They moderate the Earth's temperature by absorbing incoming solar radiation (stored as heat energy). The always-moving ocean currents distribute this heat energy around the globe. This heats the land and air during winter and cools it during summer.

THE OCEANS
The Earth's oceans are all connected to one another. Until the year 2000, there were four recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. In the Spring of 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization delimited a new ocean, the Southern Ocean (it surrounds Antarctica and extends to 60 degrees latitude).
There are also many seas (smaller branches of an ocean); seas are often partly enclosed by land. The largest seas are the South China Sea, the Caribbean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.

Hurricanes

The Seven Continents An Early Reader Book for Early Fluent Readers

Geography Pages

Print out the following pages to make an early reader book about geography for ealry fluent readers. Have the students cut out each square page. Staple the pages together at the left, then read the book, write the phrase under the pictures, and follow the instructions. To get back to this page from a printout, just click on the picture.
Skills practiced: Cutting, coloring, reading, writing, understanding basic geography.
For a pdf version of the entire Continents book, click here (site members only).

Cover PageThe Seven Continents cover page.	ContinentsThe Continents.	AfricaThis is Africa.
AntarcticaThis is Antarctica.	AsiaThis is Asia.	AustraliaThis is Australia.
EuropeThis is Europe.	North AmericaThis is North America.	South AmericaThis is South America.

Ocean	Area (square miles)	Average Depth (ft)	Deepest depth (ft)
Pacific Ocean	64,186,000	15,215	Mariana Trench, 36,200 ft deep
Atlantic Ocean	33,420,000	12,881	Puerto Rico Trench, 28,231 ft deep
Indian Ocean	28,350,000	13,002	Java Trench, 25,344 ft deep
Southern Ocean	7,848,300 sq. miles (20.327 million sq km )	13,100 - 16,400 ft deep (4,000 to 5,000 meters)	the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench, 23,736 ft (7,235 m) deep
Arctic Ocean	5,106,000	3,953	Eurasia Basin, 17,881 ft deep