Continents and oceans

The seven continents and five oceans of the world, where they are and which is the largest

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How many continents are there in the world? A) 7 B) 5 C) 6 D) 8
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Match each continent to a country found in it. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Europe, Asia, Africa, South America Right: France, China, Kenya, Brazil
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True or false? Africa is a country. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank. The world has ___ oceans.
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Which is the largest ocean in the world? A) Pacific Ocean B) Atlantic Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
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Match each continent to a feature it is known for. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Africa Right: Covered in ice all year, Largest continent by area, Both a country and a continent, Crossed by the equator
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True or false? The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe/Africa and the Americas. A) True B) False
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Which ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica? A) Southern Ocean B) Arctic Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) Pacific Ocean
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Put these continents in order from largest to smallest by area. Put these in order: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
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Put these continents in size order, biggest to smallest. Put these in order: Asia, Africa, North America, Australia
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Continents and oceans · for parents and teachers

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7
There are 7 continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia (or Oceania), Europe, North America and South America.
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Europe → France; Asia → China; Africa → Kenya; South America → Brazil
France is in Europe, China is in Asia, Kenya is in Africa and Brazil is in South America.
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False
False. Africa is a continent, not a country. It contains over 50 different countries, such as Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa.
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5
There are 5 oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern (around Antarctica).
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Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean. It is bigger than all the world's land put together.
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Antarctica → Covered in ice all year; Asia → Largest continent by area; Australia → Both a country and a continent; Africa → Crossed by the equator
Antarctica is the icy continent at the South Pole, Asia is the largest by area, Australia is unusual as it is both a country and a continent, and the equator runs through Africa.
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True
True. The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe and Africa on the east and North and South America on the west.
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Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. It was officially recognised as the fifth ocean in 2000.
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Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia
From largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia. Asia is the largest continent and Australia is the smallest of these four.
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Asia, Africa, North America, Australia
Asia > Africa > North America > Australia by area.