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Continents and Oceans

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Locate the continents and major oceans, and learn why some classrooms use different continent groupings.

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Learning diagram: fictional places and schematic views are labelled. Use an atlas or globe for real-world locations.

1Seven continents

This course uses Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia.

2Five oceans

This course names Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic.

3One connected ocean

The named ocean basins connect; their names divide one global ocean for study.

4Map conventions

Some curricula group continents or oceans differently. Use the convention in your class atlas.

Check each map’s title, legend, orientation and scale. Diagrams here simplify features for practice.

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1. Which is a continent? Pacific Africa Indian Ocean

2. Which named ocean surrounds Antarctica? Southern Arctic Indian only

3. Do continent models always use the same grouping? Yes; all use seven Continents are countries No; classroom conventions can differ

Read the answer explanations

Africa is a continent; the Indian and Pacific are oceans.
In this course’s five-ocean model, the Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica.
Some models combine Europe and Asia, or the Americas. Check the convention used.

For real-world practice, compare a current classroom atlas or globe. Follow your class convention for continent and ocean groupings.