lesson for grade 6 describing the continent and oceans

1. World Continents and Oceans

2. Objectives
You will be able to:
Name each of the seven
continents, and the five oceans
Locate each of the continents
and oceans on a map

3. North America

4. South America
South America is
made up of twelve
countries.
The Pacific Ocean
borders South
America to the
West, and the
Atlantic to the East.

5. Europe
Europe is made up of
forty-eight countries.
The Atlantic Ocean is
Europe’s western
border.
The Arctic Ocean is
north of Europe.

6. Asia
Asia is made up of
numerous countries,
the largest of which
include Russia,
China, and India.
The Pacific Ocean
lies to the east, while
the Indian Ocean falls
on the southwest.

7. Africa
Africa is made up of
fifty-three countries.
 Africa is divided into
North,South,East, West
and Central Africa.
Africa is surrounded by
the Atlantic Ocean to
the west and the Indian
Ocean to the East.

8. Australia
Australia as a continent
includes the mainland
of Australia along with
Tasmania and many of
the Islands throughout
the Pacific Ocean.
The Indian Ocean
borders the west and
south, while the Pacific
is on the east.

9. Antarctica
Antarctica is made of
five regions and one
island Chain.
The Ocean
surrounding
Antarctica has been
recently renamed as
the Southern Ocean.

10. The Oceans
The Pacific Ocean stretches 64,186,000 square miles
and has an average depth of 15,215 feet.
The Atlantic Ocean stretches 33,420,000 square miles
and has an average depth of 12,881 feet.
The Indian Ocean stretches 28,350,000 square miles
and has an average depth of 13,002 feet.

11. The Oceans (cont’d)
The Arctic Ocean stretches 5,106,000 square miles
and has an average depth of 3,953 feet.
The Southern Ocean stretches 7,848,300 square miles
and has an average depth of 13,100 - 16,400 feet.

12. Reading Practice
(Try these questions at home)
Name the Continents
Identify some countries that make up Europe
Identify the Oceans ,how many are they?

13. Summary
You have learnt that your Earth is
made of seven continent: Africa,
Europe, North America, South
America, Asia, Australia and
Antarctica and five oceans: the
Pacific, Atlantic,Indian,Artic and the
Southern Ocean.

14. Acknowledgements
Activities were found at the following Websites:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
http://www.kidsplaygames.com/
 http://students.wsc.ma.edu/aconway4879/
 World_Continents_and_Oceans.ppt