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Continents & oceans
Identify Earth’s seven continents and five oceans from geographical clues. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
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Continents & oceans
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
2. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
3. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
5. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
6. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
7. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
8. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
9. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
10. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
11. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
12. Which mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
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Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
Strait of GibraltarThe Strait of Gibraltar links the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
AustraliaMainland Australia forms the core of the Australian continent and Commonwealth.
3. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean spans more than one-third of Earth’s surface.
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
AntarcticaThe Antarctic Treaty reserves Antarctica for peaceful scientific research.
5. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
Bering StraitThe Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans between Russia and Alaska.
6. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean lies between the Americas and Europe/Africa.
7. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
7The seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia/Oceania.
8. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
The EquatorThe Equator is the 0° parallel of latitude halfway between the poles.
9. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
North AmericaCanada, the United States and Mexico make up the largest part of North America.
10. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
71%About 71% of Earth’s surface is water and about 29% is land.
11. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
AsiaAsia covers about 44.6 million km² and is home to more than half of the world’s population.
12. Which mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
The HimalayasMount Everest (8,848.86 m) is in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet border.
12 questions · Seed 104754 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Continents & oceans
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
2. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
3. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
5. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
6. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
7. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
8. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
9. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
10. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
11. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
12. Which mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
12 questions · Seed 104754 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. Which narrow waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean between Spain and Morocco: the Strait of Gibraltar or the Bering Strait?
Strait of GibraltarThe Strait of Gibraltar links the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
2. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
AustraliaMainland Australia forms the core of the Australian continent and Commonwealth.
3. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
Pacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean spans more than one-third of Earth’s surface.
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
AntarcticaThe Antarctic Treaty reserves Antarctica for peaceful scientific research.
5. Which waterway separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska): the Bering Strait or the English Channel?
Bering StraitThe Bering Strait connects the Pacific and Arctic Oceans between Russia and Alaska.
6. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean lies between the Americas and Europe/Africa.
7. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
7The seven continents are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia/Oceania.
8. Which imaginary line of 0° latitude divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres: the Equator or the Prime Meridian?
The EquatorThe Equator is the 0° parallel of latitude halfway between the poles.
9. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
North AmericaCanada, the United States and Mexico make up the largest part of North America.
10. Approximately what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water (oceans, seas and lakes): 71% or 29%?
71%About 71% of Earth’s surface is water and about 29% is land.
11. Which is the largest continent on Earth by both land area and population: Asia or Europe?
AsiaAsia covers about 44.6 million km² and is home to more than half of the world’s population.
12. Which mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
The HimalayasMount Everest (8,848.86 m) is in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet border.
12 questions · Seed 104754 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification