3.06 Identify and locate the major continents and oceans using maps and globes: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Prime Meridian
An imaginary line that divides the earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres
Pacific Ocean
Largest and Deepest Ocean in the World
Eastern Hemisphere
The hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian.
Arctic Ocean
the smallest and coldest ocean on earth
7 Continents of the World:
1. North America 2. South America 3. Africa 4. Asia 5. Europe 6. Antarctica 7. Australia
Africa
2nd largest continent
ocean
There are 5 major bodies of salt water that surround the continents:, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
North America
This is the continent that you live on!
Western Hemisphere
West of the Prime Meridian
Atlantic Ocean
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Northern Hemisphere
Which continents and oceans are completely in the Northern Hemisphere?
Southern Hemisphere
Which continents and oceans are completely in the Southern Hemisphere?
hemisphere
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
Antarctica
an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle
Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean)
fourth largest ocean
Asia
largest continent
continent
one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
Australia
smallest continent
Southern Hemisphere
the half of the Earth south of the equator
Northern Hemisphere
the half of the earth north of the equator
Indian Ocean
warmest ocean and touches (or borders) 3 continents: Africa, Asia, Australia