Bell Work Name the Continents and Oceans!

Introduction to Geography

Background Information Geography- The study of the Earth’s surface (climate/weather, land, and water) Study of people and their environment Climates- Weather of a region over a long period of time Physical Regions- Natural environment with features Coastlines Mountains Rivers

World Regions Africa Asia Australia and Oceania Europe North America South America

Africa 20% of Earth’s land 12.5% of world population Sahara Desert (largest desert)=North Africa Lies on the equator

Asia Largest continent 30% of Earth’s land 60% of population Arctic to Equator Himalaya Mts.

Bell Work Answer these questions Which continent do we live on? What is the largest continent? Where is the Sahara desert located?

Australia and Oceania Southeast Asia Smallest land mass Oceania is made up of thousands of islands Population-34 million

Europe 7% of Earth’s land mass Population-807 Million Eurasia Same land mass between Europe and Asia Ural Mts. divide Europe and Asia

North America 17% of Earth’s land 13% of Earth’s population 512 million

South America 12% of Earth’s land 5% of the world’s population 2nd largest River-Amazon

Homework Study for the Continents and Oceans test