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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 mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
2. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
3. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
5. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
6. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
7. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
8. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
9. Which deep ocean trench in the western Pacific contains the deepest known point on Earth’s seabed: the Mariana Trench or the Java Trench?
10. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
11. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
12. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean surrounds the North Pole at high northern latitudes.
3. 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.
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 is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
AfricaAfrica is second only to Asia in both area and population.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Which deep ocean trench in the western Pacific contains the deepest known point on Earth’s seabed: the Mariana Trench or the Java Trench?
Mariana TrenchChallenger Deep in the Mariana Trench reaches nearly 11,000 metres below sea level.
10. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
EuropeThe Mediterranean Sea separates southern Europe from northern Africa.
11. 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.
12. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
AfricaBoth the Sahara Desert and the Nile River are located in Africa.
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 7-9
Continents & oceans
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. Which mountain range in Asia contains Mount Everest, the highest peak above sea level: the Himalayas or the Alps?
2. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
3. How many continents are recognized in the standard seven-continent model: 7 or 5?
4. Which continent has no permanent human cities and is governed by an international scientific treaty: Antarctica or South America?
5. Which is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
6. Which continent is also a single country bordered by the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Australia or Europe?
7. Which continent includes Canada, the United States and Mexico: North America or Asia?
8. Which ocean separates Europe and Africa on the east from North and South America on the west: the Atlantic Ocean or the Southern Ocean?
9. Which deep ocean trench in the western Pacific contains the deepest known point on Earth’s seabed: the Mariana Trench or the Java Trench?
10. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
11. Which is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth: the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean?
12. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9
Continents & oceans
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. 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.
2. Which is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, surrounding the North Pole: the Arctic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean surrounds the North Pole at high northern latitudes.
3. 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.
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 is the second-largest continent in both land area and population: Africa or Europe?
AfricaAfrica is second only to Asia in both area and population.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. Which deep ocean trench in the western Pacific contains the deepest known point on Earth’s seabed: the Mariana Trench or the Java Trench?
Mariana TrenchChallenger Deep in the Mariana Trench reaches nearly 11,000 metres below sea level.
10. Which continent lies directly north of Africa across the Mediterranean Sea: Europe or South America?
EuropeThe Mediterranean Sea separates southern Europe from northern Africa.
11. 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.
12. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert and the Nile River: Africa or Australia?
AfricaBoth the Sahara Desert and the Nile River are located in Africa.
12 questions · Seed 43 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification