Where in the heck are we???
A look at Geography

Objectives
• Be able to identify the 7 continents on a map.
• Be able to properly locate the world’s oceans.
• Be able to find the following countries on the world map:
– United States
– Britain
– France
– Germany
– Japan
– Russia
– Italy
– China
– Iraq

Basics Review
• Compass - used to tell the direction (north, south, east or west).
• Legend - A key to symbolism used on a map.
• Longitude – Measures distance from north to south
• Latitude – Measures distance from east to west

THE Five OCEANS
• Arctic Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Southern Ocean
Equator

What are the seven continents?
• Antarctica
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe
• North America
• South America

Antarctica
• The southernmost continent
• The coldest, driest, and windiest continent
• The highest average elevation of all the continents.

• Second largest continent in terms of area and population.
Africa
• Numerous climate zones.
• Thought to be the region of human origins.

Asia
• The world’s largest continent in both area and population.
• Diversity can be seen throughout the continent

Australia
• The only country that is its own continent.
• Has one of the worlds largest economies.

Europe
• The second smallest of the continents
• Third largest in population
• Home to both World
Wars

North America
• Third largest continent in term of area
• Has the worlds 4 th largest population
• 3 most spoken languages: English,
French, Spanish

South America
• Considered to be the subcontinent of the
Americas
• 4 th largest in terms of area
• 5 th largest in terms of population

Can you find me?
List the continents and oceans and…
Identify the following countries on your map:
• United States
• Britain
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• Russia
• Italy
• China
• Iraq
• Challenge Task: Place the continents and oceans correctly on the map!

Exit Slip
1. List the seven continents.
2. Why is it important to know geography before studying history?