The 7 Continents
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Map Skills ChallengeThis is the continent where the United States is located.
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This is the continent where the United States is located.

North America

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This is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth.

Pacific Ocean

100

This tool shows directions like north, south, east, and west.

Compass Rose

100

This continent is shaped like a boot.

Europe

100

This kind of map shows cities, countries, and boundaries.

Political Map

200

This continent is home to the Sahara Desert and the Nile River.

Africa

200

The ocean located between Africa and Australia.

Indian Ocean

200

This key helps you understand what the symbols on a map mean.

Map legend

200

The Amazon Rainforest is located on this continent.

South America

200

This kind of map shows mountains, rivers, and elevation.

Physical Map

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The smallest continent by land area and also a country.

Australia

300

The ocean that borders the east coast of the United States.

Atlantic Ocean

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This line runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and divides the Earth into east and west.

Prime Meridian

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The Great Wall is located on this continent.

Asia

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You would use this to find the real-life distance between two places on a map.

Map Scale

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This continent is mostly covered in ice and has no permanent residents.

Antartica

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This ocean surrounds the North Pole.

Artic Ocean

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This imaginary line runs around the Earth and divides it into northern and southern halves.

Equator

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The Outback is found on this continent.

Australia

400

The direction at the top of most maps.

North

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This continent has the most people in the world.

Asia

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This recently recognized ocean borders Antarctica.

Southern Ocean

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These lines measure how far north or south you are from the Equator.

Lines of Latitide

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Mount Kilimanjaro is located on this continent.

Africa

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A person who makes maps.

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