THE WORLD MAP task

Picture

Continents

A continent is a group of countries.  We live in a country called the United Kingdom.  It is in a continent called Europe.  Antarctica is unusual because it is a continent without any countries in it.  One continent is really tricky because it has two names, Oceania and Australasia.  To make it even trickier, some of the internet games get the name wrong and call it Australia, which is a country not a continent.
There are 7 continents:
  • North America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Oceania (also called Australasia)
  • Antarctica.

LINES of Latitude

Lines of latitude are imaginary lines draw across a map from side to side.  They are really important because they give us clues about what the climate will be like.  For example, we know that places that are along the Equator and hot and rainy all year round and places above the Arctic Circle are cold and snowy all year round.  
The most important lines of latitude have names.  They are:
  • Equator
  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Tropic of Capricorn
  • Arctic Circle  
  • Antarctic Circle
Click on the image above to use a website to help you understand the lines of latitude

lines of Longitude

If you have been abroad you will know that the time is different when we go to another country.  This is to do with the lines of longitude on a map.  Lines of longitude are imaginary lines drawn from north to south on the map.  Label the
  • Prime Meridian
  • International Date Line
Click on the image above to use a website to help you understand the lines of longitude

OCEANS

There are 5 oceans:
  • Pacific
  • Atlantic
  • Indian
  • Arctic
  • Southern
Click on the image above to use a website to help you understand the oceans
Picture

mountain ranges

There are 3 mountain ranges marked on your map.  They are:
  • Himalayas
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Andes
Click on the image above to use a website to help you understand the mountain ranges

rivers

There are 4 rivers marked on the map.  They are:
  • Mississippi
  • Amazon
  • Yangtze
  • Nile
Click on the image above to use a website to help you understand the rivers