Continent Map
Click on a continent to learn more about it.
After learning about all 7 continents,
click here to see if you have learned their names.
Teacher Page
North America is the third
largest of the seven
continents. It is bordered
by the Atlantic Ocean in
the East and the Pacific
Ocean in the west. North
America’s three largest
countries are Canada,
Mexico, and the United
States. Greenland, Central
America and the
Caribbean islands are also
part of North America.
We live in North America.
Find our country and click
on it to see the rivers and
mountains of North
America.
We live near an ancient (old)
mountain range that has been worn
down over time. Which mountain
range is in Kentucky?
Cascades
Sierra Madres
Rocky Mountains
Coastal Range
Three large rivers meet together in the
U.S.A. We live near those rivers.
What are their names?
Colorado
Missouri
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Ohio
Appalachian
Mountains
South America is the fourth
largest continent in size and
the fifth largest in
population. It is located
primarily in the southern
hemisphere, is bordered by
the Atlantic Ocean to the
east and the Pacific Ocean
to the West. The geography
of South America is
dominated by the Andes
Mountain Range and the
Amazon River (second
longest river in the world).
Click on the Andes
Mountains or Amazon River
Basin to learn more about
the animals that live in these
two areas.
Soar over the Andes with a condor! Watch this video to see the view from above.
Discover amazing animals of the Amazon by clicking on this frog.
Be sure to view photos from the camera trap at the bottom of the web page.
Africa is the second
largest continent on earth,
but it has more countries
than any other continent.
Africa is home to the
largest desert in the world:
the Sahara. Grasslands
cover much of the land,
and rainforests are in
western Africa near the
equator. The Nile river is in
Africa. It is the longest
river in the world!
Thousands of species of
animals live in Africa.
Click on the Egyptian
pyramid to learn about
African ecosystems.
grasslands
desert
Click on a word and
see what happens:
rainforest
desert
grasslands
rainforest
Nile river system
Nile river system
Europe is the sixth largest
continent in size and the third
largest in population. It is
bordered by the Mediterranean
Sea to the south, Asia to the east,
and the Atlantic Ocean to the
West. Europe is a wealthy
continent and is the center of the
West and Western Democracy.
Oceans and seas surround
Europe. Click on the picture
below to learn more about the
water that touches the European
shores.
The Black Sea was originally a
fresh-water lake. In the Stone Age,
many people lived around the edge
of this lake. But around 7000 BCE,
as the world came out of the last Ice
Age and all the glaciers melted, sea
level rose. The Mediterranean Sea
spilled over the little bit of land that
separated it from the Black Sea, and
the Black Sea became salty.
The Mediterranean Sea is a part of
the Atlantic Ocean almost
completely enclosed by land.
It was a superhighway of transport
in ancient times, allowing for trade
and cultural exchange between
peoples of the region.
The continent of Asia is the world's
largest and most populous continent,
with nearly 4 billion people calling
Asia home. Asia also contains the
world's most populous country,
China, and the world’s largest
country, Russia. Asia borders Africa
and Europe to the west and the
Pacific Ocean to the east.
Click on the Chinese pagoda below to
learn more about Asia.
Learn the names of all of the countries of Asia in this video!
The tallest mountains in the world, The
Himalayas, are located in Asia. Himalaya
means “home of snow” because the tallest
peaks of the Himalayas are always capped
with snow.
The Himalayas include Mount Everest, the
tallest mountain in the world. Everest rises
29,028 feet above sea level on the border
between India and Nepal.
Click on
the palm
tree to
travel to
the
continent
of
Oceania!
The continent “Oceania” used to be called the continent
“Australia.” Can you guess why how this continent got its new
name? “Ocean” is in the word “Oceania” because the continent is
made up of many islands that are in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Oceania has many
lush islands.
Oceania is the
smallest continent by
size and the second
smallest in terms of
population. Oceania
is located to the
southeast of Asia. It
is made up of
Australia and many
other island nations.
Much of Oceania's land mass is
desert in the heart of Australia.
Oceania is home to
the world’s only
egg-laying mammals.
duckbilled platypus
Many kinds of marsupials
(mammals with pouches for
young) live in Oceania.
echidna
Antarctica is at the southernmost part of the Earth. Its
closest neighbors are the tip of
South America (the countries of
Chile and Argentina) and
Australia. Can you find these
neighbors?
The South Pole is the coldest,
windiest, and driest place on
Earth. The coldest temperature
ever recorded on Earth was at
the South Pole; it reached
-128.6°F! On average, most of
Antarctica gets less than 2
inches of snow fall each year.
Click on the
penguins to
discover
fascinating
facts about
Antarctica!
Antarctic animals include fish,
whales, sharks, seals,
arctic terns, and penguins.
Antarctica is covered by permafrost
(permanently frozen ground), is
surrounded by water, and is about 1 1/2
times larger than the United States. The
world's largest desert is on Antarctica.*
98 percent of the land is covered with a
continental ice sheet; the remaining 2
percent of land is barren rock. Antarctica
has about 87% of the world's ice.
*A desert receives less than 10 inches of
precipitation per year.
Humans do not live permanently in
Antarctica. It’s simply too cold for them!
But they do visit there for different reasons,
including study and tourism.
Oceania
South America
Antarctica
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
The names of the 7 continents are listed above. Read the names and decide where they go.
When you think you know a correct answer, click on the name and see if you’re right.
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Europe
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North America
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Asia
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Africa
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South America
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Oceania
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Antarctica
Kentucky Department of Education Combined Curriculum Document, Social Studies—Primary (2006)
Big Idea: Geography
Geography includes the study of the five fundamental themes of location, place, regions, movement and
human/environmental interaction. Students need geographic knowledge to analyze issues and problems to
better understand how humans have interacted with their environment over time, how geography has
impacted settlement and population, and how geographic factors influence climate, culture, the economy
and world events. A geographic perspective also enables students to better understand the past and present
and to prepare for the future.
Academic Expectations
2.19 Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their
knowledge in real-life situations.
Program of Studies:
Understandings
SS-P-G-U-1
Students will
understand that the
use of geographic
tools (e.g., maps,
globes, charts,
graphs) and mental
maps help to locate
places, recognize
patterns and identify
geographic features.
Program of Studies: Skills and Concepts
SS-P-G-S-1
Students will develop an understanding
of patterns on the Earth’s surface using a
variety of geographic tools (e.g., maps,
globes, charts, graphs):
locate and describe familiar places at
school and the community
create maps that identify the relative
location of familiar places and objects
(e.g., school, neighborhood)
identify major landforms (e.g.,
continents, mountain ranges) and major
bodies of water (e.g., oceans, rivers).
Related Core Content for
Assessment SS-EP-4.1.2
Students will use geographic tools
to identify major landforms (e.g.,
continents, mountain ranges),
bodies of water (e.g., oceans,
major rivers) and natural resources
on Earth’s surface and use relative
location.
SS-EP-4.1.3
Students will describe how different
factors (e.g. rivers,
mountains) influence where
human activities are located
in the community