Lesson 48 of 84 · Maps and Geography
⭐ 30 XP🗺️ Atlas OutpostContinents and Oceans
Continents and oceans are big areas on our planet that maps show us.
🎯 Your mission
Connect the place to the people.
⚡ The twist
Maps lie a little — they always have to.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Africa is bigger than China, India, the US, and most of Europe — combined.
Then & Now
🌍 Where things are still decides who gets what.
Continents and oceans are big areas on our planet that maps show us. There are seven continents, like North America and Africa, and five oceans, like the Atlantic Ocean. Maps help us see where these large places are and how they are connected.
Key Facts
There are seven continents on Earth.
The five oceans include the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Maps help us understand where continents and oceans are located.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2How many continents are there on Earth?
Why this still matters
Every label on the food in your kitchen says where it traveled from.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Pull up a map and find a country you've never heard of. Look up one fact.
For the dinner table
“If you could live anywhere on Earth, where would it be — and why?”
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