Continents & Oceans
The largest continent on Earth, where you can find China and India.
What is Asia?
This tool on a map shows you the four main directions: North, South, East, and West.
What is a compass rose?
A very tall, high landform with a pointed top.
What is a mountain?
The state where the Golden Gate Bridge is located.
What is California?
There are seven of these, and they are the largest land masses on Earth.
What are continents?
This is the smallest continent, home to kangaroos and koalas.
What is Australia?
The part of a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean.
What is a map key or legend?
A large body of freshwater surrounded by land.
What is a lake?
The state that is famous for its beaches, theme parks, and the city of Miami.
What is Florida?
The giant body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
What is the ocean?
These imaginary lines run from east to west and measure how far north or south a place is.
What are lines of latitude?
A large area of flat land.
What is a plain?
This state is known as the "Lone Star State."
What is Texas?
The continent where you would find the Great Pyramid of Giza.
What is Africa?
This is a smaller map shown inside a larger map to show a specific area in more detail.
What is an inset map?
A large area of land that is very dry and gets very little rain.
What is a desert?
This state is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean and is the 50th state.
What is Hawaii?
The coldest continent on Earth, covered in ice.
What is Antarctica?
A drawing that shows a specific area, like a park or neighborhood, from above.
What is a map?
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas.
What is an isthmus?
The state that is known for its many large lakes, including Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
What is Michigan?