Quiz
Introduction
Lesson
 Subject: Social Studies
 Grade Level: 6th
 Objective: To inform students of different
locations around the world: including different
countries, cities, mountain ranges, deserts and
bodies of water bordering the different
continents.
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Directions
Today you will be learning about world geography. You will be
learning
about the geography of countries, cities, mountain ranges, deserts and bodies
of water found on the seven continents. To begin this exciting activity, follow
the following directions:
•Click on the lesson arrow at the bottom right of this page.
•Navigate through slides by clicking on the arrows found at the bottom of each
slide.
•Read each slide carefully to gather information about geography found around
the world.
•You may return to the beginning of the presentation at any time by clicking on
the ‘World’ icon found in the upper left hand corner of each slide.
• At the conclusion of the lesson, a slide will appear saying you may take the
lesson’s quiz immediately or return to the beginning of the lesson to read
through it again.
• To take the quiz immediately, click on the ‘Quiz’ arrow.
• To return to the beginning of presentation, click on the ‘Lesson’ arrow.
Enjoy learning about world geography!
Introduction
Lesson
You are now ready to begin your lesson. The
slides will provide information with geography
pertaining to each of the seven continents in
the world. Be sure to follow the arrows to
navigate your way through the lesson.
Be sure to study each slide carefully, so you
can be well prepared for the quiz.
Directions
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Asia is the continent which is home
to the most people on Earth (Over
3.8 Billion people)
The east coast of Asia is bordered
by the Pacific Ocean and the
southern part of Asia is surrounded
by the Indian Ocean. Also, the
northern part of Asia borders the
Arctic Ocean.
Major Countries: China, Japan,
India, North Korea, South Korea,
and Taiwan
Major cities: Beijing (China), Hong
Kong (China), Tokyo (Japan),
Mumbai (India)
China is home to the Great Wall of
China, the world’s largest human
made structure.
Asia is home to Mount Everest, the
world’s tallest mountain.
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Great Wall of
China
Mount Everest
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Major Mountain Range:
Himalayas
Mount Everest is part of
the Himalaya mountain
range.
Map of Himalaya
Mountain Range
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Himalaya
picture
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2nd largest continent in size and in
human population with just over
a billion people
On Africa’s west coast is the
Atlantic Ocean and on the east
coast is the Indian Ocean.
Bordering Northern Africa is the
Mediterranean Sea.
The highest point in Africa is
Mount Kilimanjaro.
Home to the Sahara Desert, the
world’s largest desert
Also home of the Kalahari Desert
Nile River; World’s longest river
(4,160 miles)
The world famous pyramids are
found in Africa (Egypt)
Major Countries: South Africa,
Egypt, Nigeria
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Egyptian
Pyramid
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Landform
Map
Sahara Desert
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Smallest Continent in
size and human
population
Major Countries:
Australia, New Zealand,
Papa New Guinea
Major City: Sydney
(Australia)
Oceans on the continent:
Indian and Pacific Ocean
The Great Barrier Reef is
located off the northeast coast of Australia;
the world’s largest coral
reef system
Home to many volcanic
islands
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Great Barrier
Reef
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6th largest continent in
terms of size (2nd smallest)
Major Countries: France,
United Kingdom, Russia,
Germany, Spain, Italy and
Greece
Major cities: London
(England), Paris (France),
Berlin (Germany),
On the west coast of
Europe is the Atlantic
Ocean and in northern
Europe is the Artic Ocean
Also is surrounded by
several famous seas: the
Baltic Sea, Black Sea, North
Sea and Mediterranean
Sea
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Alp
Mountains
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Landform
Map
Home of the Alps; a world
famous mountain range
Roman
Colosseum
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Famous Human Features: Eiffel
Tower, Big Ben clock Tower and
the Roman Colosseum
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World 4th largest
continent in size
On the South
America’s west
coast is the Pacific
Ocean and on the
east coast is the
Atlantic Ocean
Major Countries:
Brazil, Argentina
and Peru
Major Cities: Rio de
Janeiro (Brazil), Sao
Paulo (Brazil),
Buenos Aires
(Argentina) and
Lima (Peru)
Home of many
major landforms
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Amazon
Rainforest
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• Major Landforms: Andes
Mountains (Longest Mtn. range in
the world), Amazon River (world’s
largest river in volume), Amazon
Rainforest and Angel Falls (world’s
highest waterfall)
Andes
Mountains
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Angel
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3rd largest continent in the
world in size
Major Countries: United
States of America, Canada
and Mexico
Major Cities: New York City
(USA), Los Angeles (USA),
Chicago (USA), Cleveland
(USA), Mexico City
(Mexico), Havana (Cuba)
and Toronto (Canada)
On the east coast is the
Atlantic and on the west
coast is the Pacific Ocean.
Also, bordering the
northern tip of the
continent is the Artic
Ocean
Major Mountain Ranges:
Rocky Mountains,
Appalachian Mountains
and Sierra Madres
Famous Landform: Niagara
Falls (Large Water Fall)
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Niagara Falls
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• Major Landforms: Grand
Canyon, Rocky Mountains,
Appalachian Mountains,
Great Lakes, Mississippi
River (US longest river) and
Mount McKinley (Highest
mtn. peak in North Amer.)
• Famous human features:
Statue of Liberty, White
House and Willis Tower
(previously Sears Tower)
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Grand
Canyon
Statue of
Liberty
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• Made of 98% ice
• Coldest and windiest
place in the world
• Officially no human
population; the
people on the
continent are
governmental
researchers
• Surrounded by the
Artic Ocean, Southern
Ocean and Indians
Ocean
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http://www.worldatlas.com/ -this website can be used to
find additional information and facts regarding world
geography.
http://www.flags.net/indexa.htm -farther your world
geography knowledge by looking at all the flags of all the
countries around the world.
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Congratulations!!! You have now completed the
world geography lesson! If you feel you are familiar
with the different information presented in the
lesson, then you can click the bottom right arrow to
take the quiz right now. You also may return to the
beginning of the lesson by clicking the bottom left
arrow. Then of course, you still have the option to
click the globe in order to return the homepage.
Lesson
Quiz
This continent is home to the largest desert in
the world, Sahara desert, and is also home of
the famous Egyptian Pyramids. Which
continent is this?
a)Asia
b)North America
c)South America
d)Africa
This continent has the most people in the world
living in it. Two major countries include China and
Japan. The highest mountain peak in the world
can also be found at Mount Everest in the
Himalayas. Which continent is this?
a)Asia
b)North America
c)South America
d)Africa
This continent is home to many huge land
forms. These include the largest river in
volume (Amazon River), the longest mountain
range in the world (Andes Mountains) and
home to the Amazon Rainforest. On the west
coast of this continent is the Pacific Ocean and
on the east coast is the Atlantic Ocean. Which
continent is this?
a) Asia
b) North America
c) South America
d) Africa
Way to go! Africa is the
correct answer.
Please click on the
Sahara Desert to move
on to question #2.
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on the picture of Mount Everest
and move on to the next question.
South America is correct! Great job! Please click
on the picture of the Amazon Rainforest now.
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corner.
Citation Page
Yahoo image search:
http://blueoceanresource.com/BlueOcean.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/173/c/7/Waterfalls_by_Srvnt.jpg
http://joshimukard.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/mount-everest.jpg
http://healthylifecarenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sahara-Desert.jpg
http://www.clker.com/cliparts/5/9/c/2/1194984395619889880earth_globe_dan_gerhrads_01.svg.med.png
http://www.texscience.org/earth/earth-3d.gif
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aslandst.htm
http://bookitnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/great-wall-of-china.jpg
http://www.videomaker.com/community/videonews/files/2011/10/Everest-closeup.jpg
http://www.magic-horizon.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2011/06/egypt-pyramids.jpg
http://www.touristmaker.com/images/sahara/sahara-desert.jpg
http://www.itsnature.org/Natural_Wonders/images/article-images/Great-Barrier-Reef.jpg
http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Arts/images/Colosseum.jpg
http://www.curiousexpeditions.org/Southern%20Alps.jpg (Alps)
http://academic2.american.edu/~zaharna/bolivia/AndesMountains.jpg
http://www.dirjournal.com/info/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Angel_Falls_by_countstex.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8CPSWYb3DBI/Tjied3iieeI/AAAAAAAAz2o/YKvtEAOQLrU/s1600/Amazon-Rainforest.jpg
http://www.grand-canyon-travel-guide.com/images/GrandCanyon-Arizona2.jpg
http://www.clker.com/cliparts/d/8/3/4/1257422403567627590hq25fl.png
http://factsaboutantarctica.com/images/antarctica.jpg
Citation Page #2
Web Continent Info:
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/as.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aslandst.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/af.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/africaa.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aflnd.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/au.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euland.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/sa.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/saland.htm
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/nalnd3.htm
Wikipedia pictures:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Asia_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Himalayas_Map.png
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Himalayas_from_Kullu_Valley%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Africa_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Europe_orthographic_Caucasus_Urals_boundary.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/South_America_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Location_North_America.svg
http://www.flags.net/indexa.htm
ClipArt: Pictures, Sounds and Animations
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