Tuesday 29 October 2019

CONTINENTS, COUNTRIES, CAPITAL CITIES 1/2

Dear Students,
Welcome back to Map work to explore  Continents, Countries and Capital Cities and Physical features.

Learning Objectives:

1. Students name and locate the world’s continents and oceans
2. Students identify specific continents, countries, capital cities and physical features of chosen countries.



The Earth


The Earth is mostly water
¾ of the Earth is covered in water
The big bodies of water on Earth are called oceans
The big pieces of land on Earth are called continents


















. The Earth once had one continent called Pangea. which was a supercontinent.
Pangea began to break up about 200 million years ago as a result of the movement of the Earth's tectonic plates and mantle convection.
. Pangaea started to break up into two smaller supercontinents, called Laurasia and Gondwanaland.


Task 1.

World Map Jigsaw

Student Instructions:

1.       Use the jigsaw puzzles of world map
2.       Rearrange the shapes so they look like the world map
3.       Write the names of each continent on the map
4.       Add any other mapping features you think are missing
5.       Name as many seas as you can
6.       Locate and name as many countries as you can
7.       Locate and name as many capital cities as you can

More facts about Continents click on the link below;
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/continent-facts.html

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