Continents!!! Today you are going to learn what continents are and where to find them on a map or a globe. Famous "Blue Marble" photograph of Earth, taken from Apollo 17
Continents https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ2V-VgCJgI
Did you know that… About 30% of earth’s surface is land. Water covers approximately 70% of the Earth's surface mostly oceans.
What is a continent? A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth.
What is a land mass? Land mass - a large geographical region may include islands
There are seven continents – (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
Asia
Asia Asia is the largest and most populated continent India has 1.3 billion people China has 1.4 billion people
Africa
Africa Africa is very hot because the equator runs though it Nearly 2,000 languages in Africa There are deserts, grasslands, and forests The Nile is the longest river in the world 4,135 miles
North America is our continent!
North America People from North America came from many other continents. North America is cold in the North and warm in the South. Canada, USA, and Mexico are the biggest countries in North America
South America Our Southern neighbors!
South America South America is a warm continent People there speak mostly Spanish The biggest country is Brazil The Amazon rainforest is in South America
Antarctica
Antarctica The coldest Continent! -144 degrees Fahrenheit No one lives there! Scientist visit to study the weather and animals
Europe has ”the boot” (Italy). Can you match the boot?
Europe They speak over 50 languages (more than the number of countries!) It’s cold in the North and Warm in the South Part of Russia is in Europe (where is the other part?)
Australia
Australia Is a Continent and an Island The Great Barrier Reef Native people in Australia are Aborigines Australia used to be a prison island for England’s criminals
Name the Continent Australia North America Africa Asia
South America Antarctica Europe
Name the continents?
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