Continents
This continent is in the western Hemisphere and is home to the country Brazil.
What is South America?
Christopher Columbus, the Pilgrims, and also Spanish Conquistadors traveled across this ocean from Europe to North America.
What is Atlantic Ocean?
A towering landform with steep slopes and high elevation, often formed by tectonic plate collisions or volcanic activity. An example would be Mt. McKinley.
What is a mountain?
These are the four cardinal directions found on a compass rose.
What is north, south, east and west?
These biomes are characterized by water and can be freshwater or saltwater. These biomes are home to a variety of animals such as fish and whales. There are two main types of these biomes: marine and freshwater.
What are aquatic biomes?
This continent is in the Southern Hemisphere and is home to a country with the same name.
What is Australia?
In 1941, Japan used this ocean to bring a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
What is Pacific Ocean?
A dry, arid region with unique landforms like dunes, mesas, and canyons formed by wind and water erosion. The Sahara is an example of this.
What is desert?
I would need to travel this direction to go from Kentucky to Ohio.
What is north?
These biomes are characterized by cold temperatures and little precipitation. These biomes are found near the polar regions of the world and are home to animals such as polar bears and arctic foxes in the north, and penguins in the south.
What are tundra biomes?
This continent is completely covered by snow and ice and is also the farthest south.
What is Antarctica?
This ocean tells its general location in its name. It is the ocean that surrounds Antarctica.
What is Southern Ocean?
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, usually carved by a river. There is a grand one of these in the western part of the United States.
What is canyon?
If you traveled in this direction across America, you would eventually wind up in the Atlantic Ocean.
What is East?
These biomes are characterized by very little rainfall. These biomes are home to a variety of animals that have adapted to survive in the harsh conditions, such as camels and snakes. There are two main types of these biomes: hot and dry or cold.
What is desert biomes?
England, Spain, and France are among the countries that call this continent home.
What is Europe?
The third largest ocean, it is bordered by 16 African countries and 18 Asian countries in total.
What is Indian Ocean?
A raised area of land smaller than a mountain, there are many of these in Kentucky.
What is a hill?
I would need to travel this direction to get from Kentucky to Tennessee.
What is south?
These biomes are characterized by dense trees that provide shelter and food for a variety of animals. There are two main types of these biomes: tropical rainforests and temperate forests.
What are forest biomes?
Marco Polo journeyed to this continent to visit the country, China.
What is Asia?
If Santa Claus didn't have flying reindeer, he might need to buy a boat to cross this ocean to deliver toys on Christmas Eve.
What is Arctic Ocean?
Not an aircraft, this is a low-lying, generally level area with minimal topography, often created by sediment deposition from rivers.
What is a plain?
If you traveled in this direction across America, you would eventually wind up in the Pacific Ocean.
What is west?
These biomes are characterized by tall grasses and few trees. These biomes are found in areas with moderate rainfall and are home to a variety of grazing animals such as bison and antelope. There are two main types of these biomes: savannas and prairies.
What are grassland biome?