North and South America
This continent lies in the Northern and Western Hemispheres and includes the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
what is North America
Located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, this continent contains countries like France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
What is Europe?
Located in the Southern and Western/Eastern Hemispheres at the bottom of the globe, this continent is almost entirely covered in ice.
What is Antarctica?
The general term defined as "a large body of land on the Earth."
What is a continent?
Located between North and South America, Europe, and Africa
Important for trade between these continents
What is the Atlantic Ocean
Found in South America, this is the longest continental mountain range in the world
What are the Andes Mountains?
This sea separates Europe from Africa and is a major geographic feature for both continents.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
As the largest continent on Earth, it features landmark structures like the Great Wall of China and countries like India and Japan.
What is Asia?
Means “half” of a “sphere”
Four hemispheres on Earth: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
What is a Hemisphere
Smallest and shallowest ocean
Located around the North Pole
Covered in ice for much of the year
What is the arctic ocean?
This massive natural landmark in the United States is one of North America's key special features alongside the Rocky Mountains and Great Lakes.
What is the Grand Canyon
This famous mountain range crosses through several European countries, including France and Italy.
What are the Alps (Alps Mountains)?
Home to the Great Barrier Reef and the Outback, this is both a continent and an island nation.
What is Australia?
An imaginary line that circles the Earth
Divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
Places near the equator are usually warm all year round
What is the equator?
Located between Africa, Asia, and Australia
Named after the country of India
What is the Indian Ocean?
Brazil, Argentina, and Peru are familiar countries located on this continent.
What is South America?
Uniquely situated across all four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western), this is the second-largest continent.
What is Africa?
Home to Mount Everest, this massive mountain system separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
An imaginary line that runs north to south
Runs through Greenwich, England
Divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
What is the the Prime Meridian
Surrounds Antarctica
Very cold waters
What is the southern ocean?
This vast tropical region in South America produces a large portion of the Earth's oxygen and is a key geographic feature of the continent.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
Running through Africa, these two natural features hold the titles of the world's largest hot desert and the longest river.
What are the Sahara Desert and the Nile River?
Unlike most continents, Antarctica has no permanent human cities or countries, but scientists visit to study these frozen structures.
What are glaciers (or ice sheets)?
large body of water that covers the Earth and how many are there?
What are oceans and there are 5
Largest ocean on Earth
Located between North and South America, Asia, and Australia
Contains many islands
What is the pacific ocean?