Social Studies for Sixth Grade
This lesson will be about major geographical features on all seven of the continents. The students will know about and be able to identify the seven continents and various major geographic features the continents are known for.
In the following slide the students can click on any of the seven continents and it will display a map of the continent and the geographic locations they will need to be able to identify. They can then click on those locations for further information about the region.
There will be a short quiz at the end of the presentation.

Europe
North America
Asia
Africa
South America
Oceania
Antarctica
CLICK HERE TO TAKE A SHORT QUIZ WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED

Locate and click on the links for the following locations :
• Alaska Range
• Rocky Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains
• Great Lakes
• Mississippi/Missouri River
• Rio Grande River
• St. Lawrence River

Alaska Range
Mountains that are located in south-central Alaska. The highest peak in North
America is located here, Mt. McKinley at 20,320 feet.

The Rocky Mountains
The mountains are 3,000 miles in length and extend all the way from the U.S. state of New Mexico all the way up through the western part of the United States clear into the northernmost part of Canada’s British Columbia.

Appalachian Mountains
About 1,500 miles in length expanding from the center of the U.S. state of
Alabama through the eastern part of the U.S. all the way into the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Quebec.

The Great Lakes
The largest lake group in the world contains five fresh water lakes. Lake Huron,
Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior cover an are of 95,000 square miles.

Mississippi/ Missouri Rivers
The Mississippi is the major river in North America and is 2,339 miles in length. The river runs from northwestern Minnesota all the way to the Gulf of
Mexico, just below New Orleans.
The Missouri is the longest river in the United States with a length of 2,500 miles. The river runs from southern Montana in the Rocky Mountains to the state of Missouri where it meets the Mississippi River.

Rio Grande River
The river runs from southern Colorado southeast to the Gulf of
Mexico and forms the natural border between
Texas and Mexico.

St. Lawrence River
One of the most important shipping routes in the world, the St. Lawrence connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. It contains man-made canals to allow the deep-water ships passage.

Locate and click on the links for the following locations:
• Andes Mountains
• Amazon Basin

The Andes Mountains
The Andes Mountains are 4,500 miles in length, spanning the entire western coast of South America. Some of the earths largest volcanoes are located in the Andes.

Amazon Basin
This region is covered by the largest tropical rain forest in the world and covers 1/3 of South America. The Amazon River and its more than 1,000 tributaries run throughout the area.

LOCATE AND CLICK ON
THE LINKS OF THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
• Ural Mountains
• Alps
• Balkan Mountains
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Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains form the natural border between Europe and Asia.

Alps
The Alps are known for glaciers, lakes, valleys, and the best skiing conditions in the world. The Alps are source of many major rivers of the region including the Danube
River.

Balkan Mountains
The Balkan Mountains are most famous for Mt. Olympus, the highest peak in all of Greece. It was the mythical home for the Greek God
Zeus in ancient times.
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The planet’s largest continent covers 30% of the Earth’s surface and has 3 political divisions;
The Middle East ,
Southeast Asia , and
North Asia
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Locate the
Euphrates, Tigris, and Indus Rivers.
CLICK HERE TO
RETURN TO
ASIA

Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is located in the Himalayan
Mounains in Southeast Asia. Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet tall.
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North Asia is where the world’s largest country, Russia, and the world’s most populated country, China, are located.
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Locate and click on the links for the following locations:
• Sahara Desert
• Kalahari Desert
• Congo River Basin
• Nile River
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The Sahara Desert
The Sahara covers almost 1/3 of Africa and is the largest desert in the world being approximately 3.5 million square miles in size.
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The Kalahari Desert
The desert is located at the southern tip of Africa.
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Congo River Basin
The Congo River Basin is about 1.4 square miles in size and almost 20% of the world’s rain forest is located there. The Congo River, pictured below, is the second longest river in Africa.
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The Nile River
The longest river in the world at about 4,160 miles in length and consists of dams, rapids, streams, swamps, tributaries, and waterfalls.
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Locate and click on the links for the following locations:
• Australia
• Micronesia
• Melanesia
• Polynesia
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Australia
The continent of
Oceania used to be called Australia but the name was changed to refer to Australia, New
Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, and thousands of islands. It is the largest country in
Oceania and known for its Great Barrier Reef, pictured here.
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RETURN TO
OCEANIA

Micronesia
Also known as the small islands. (remember: micro means small)
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Melanesia
Pictured here is the independent country of Vanuatu located in Melanesia.
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Polynesia
Also known as many islands.
(remember: “Poly” means many)
Pictured here is
Bora Bora part of the French
Polynesia.
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Antarctica
The continent is almost 98% solid ice and is the coldest, windiest spot on the planet. Officially the population is none but tourists visit the region and governmental research stations exist there.
Be able to locate the South
Pole and the Antarctic Circle.
• The Antarctic Circle marks the northern limit of the area where one day or more each year the sun does not set or rise.
• The South Pole is the most southern point on the Earth’s surface and where Earth rotates on its axis.
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SEVEN CONTINENTS

CLICK ON YOUR ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
1. The Rocky and Appalachian Mountains are found on which continent.
a. Europe
b.
Africa
c.
North America
d.
South America
2. The Ural Mountains form the Natural border between which two continents.
a.
North America and South America
b.
Europe and Asia
c.
Europe and Africa d.
Africa and Asia
3. The southern most point of the Earth is located in which continent.
a. Africa
b.
Oceania
c.
Antarctica
d.
South America
4. Mt. Everest, the world’s tallest mountain is located in which continent.
a. North America
b.
Europe
c.
South America
d.
Asia
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