2015-2016
Miller Middle School
ELD Social Studies
Ms. Chern
Unit: Geography
The Seven Continents of the World
Resource: whatarethe7continents.com
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There are seven continents on planet Earth surrounded by 5 oceans. Each of the
seven continental landmasses is diverse and distinctly unique with their own
plants, animals, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes, cultures, and weather. A
continent is larger than an island and is usually made up of multiple countries and
span millions of square miles. The 7 continents of the world are North America,
South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Some consider the
North and South American continent to be just one landmass referred to as the
“American Continent.” Europe and Asia continent are also combined at times and
referred to as “Eurasia.” The five oceans of the world, by largest in area first, are
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean (also known as
Antarctic Ocean) and Arctic Ocean.
1. Label the seven continents and the five oceans of the world on the map
above.
2. Color the continents and the oceans.
3. Read “Fun facts about the seven continents” and then sort the continents by
largest in area first and smallest in area last.
2015-2016
Miller Middle School
ELD Social Studies
Ms. Chern
Fun Facts about the 7 Continents
Resource: https://sites.google.com/a/pacificu.edu/continents-and-oceans-for-kids/continent-fun-facts
Europe
∞ 2nd smallest continent.
∞ Has the world's largest country; Russia, and the world's smallest country; Vatican.
∞ Includes 50 countries.
Asia
∞ Largest continent in both area and population.
∞ More than 3.2 billion people live there; includes 55 countries.
∞ The Great Wall of China is there.
∞ The greatest elevation on earth is at the top of Mt. Everest - 29,035 feet above sea
level.
North America
∞ 3rd largest continent; includes 40 countries.
∞ Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.
∞ Has the 3rd largest river in the world, the Mississippi, and the shortest river.
South America
∞ 4th largest continent.
∞ All 14 countries speak Spanish, except for Brazil which speaks Portuguese.
∞ Santudel Angel is the highest waterfall in the world at 1,000m.
∞ The Andes mountain range on the west coast is the longest in the world.
∞ Lake Titicaca in Peru has the highest elevation on earth.
Africa
∞ 2nd largest continent; includes 54 countries.
∞ The Nile River in Egypt is the longest in the world.
∞ Many children don't go to school.
∞ Home to four the five fastest land animals; which are the cheetah, wildebeest, lion and
gazelle.
Australia
∞ Smallest continent in the world and is unified as one country.
∞ Home to 18.3 million people, which is equivalent to the population of New York State.
∞ Contains 6 states and 2 territories.
∞ The native people were called Aborigines.
Antarctica
∞ 5th largest continent.
∞ Is 98% covered in ice.
∞ Has a population of 0 (only visitors come to see it).
∞ Is the windiest and coldest place on earth.
2015-2016
Miller Middle School
ELD Social Studies
Ms. Chern