The Seven Continents Grade 3 3/10/10 Miss Lori Wittenmyer

The continents used to be a super continent called Pangaea -It existed in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic era about 250 million years ago. -The break up began 180 million years ago in the Jurassic Period when the seafloor started to split

The Seven Continents North America South America Europe Africa Asia Australia Antarctica

Which country do we live in? Canada, United States, and Mexico are the biggest countries in North America North America

South America Most people in South America speak Spanish South America has the worlds highest waterfall : ANGEL FALLS

Europe There are over 50 languages spoken in Europe 2 nd smallest continent But is the 3 rd most populous

Antarctica The coldest continent No one lives here, but scientist study the weather and animals Home of 17 different species of penguins

AFRICA Africa has over a 1,000 different spoken languages Africa is the most multilingual continent in the world

Australia Is the smallest continent Is home to kola bears and kangaroos The largest coral reef called the Great Barrier Reef

ASIA The largest continent and has the most people Panda bears are from here too!

Now can you locate the Seven Continents?

Map Making Now we will make our own map Then we will label the seven continents we just learned about!