Starter quiz
- Which continent is the UK in?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe ✓
- North America
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- The UK is in the ______ hemisphere.
- 'northern' ✓
- What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
- Arctic Circle
- Equator ✓
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
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- Which of these is not a continent?
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Arctic ✓
- Asia
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- Match the countries to their continents.
- Canada⇔North America ✓
- Italy⇔Europe ✓
- Cambodia⇔Asia ✓
- Peru⇔South America ✓
- How many continents are there?
- four
- five
- six
- seven ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these oceans would you cross to get to North America from the UK?
- Atlantic ✓
- Indian
- Pacific
- Southern
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- Which of these countries is not in South America?
- Argentina
- Belize ✓
- Bolivia
- Peru
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- Which of these countries is not in North America?
- Canada
- Colombia ✓
- Cuba
- Jamaica
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- Order these countries from north to south.
- 1⇔Greenland
- 2⇔Mexico
- 3⇔Ecuador
- 4⇔Chile
- What is the line of longitude at 0 degrees called?
- Equator
- Prime Meridian ✓
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
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- Order the five major lines of latitude from north to south.
- 1⇔Arctic Circle
- 2⇔Tropic of Cancer
- 3⇔Equator
- 4⇔Tropic of Capricorn
- 5⇔Antarctic Circle
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Key learning points
- A continent is usually defined as a group of countries on a continuous landmass with associated islands.
- North and South America are huge continents, joined by central America.
- North and South America are huge and have a diverse range of environments; they are popular travel destinations.
- Paper and digital atlases and maps can be used to investigate the location of North and South America.
Common misconception
North America is the same as USA.
Use maps to identify the different countries that make up the continent of North America.
Keywords
Continent - A continent is a large landmass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.
Location - A location is the particular position of something on Earth.
Equator - The Equator is an imaginary line encircling Earth at 0° latitude and is an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.
Northern hemisphere - The northern hemisphere is the half of Earth located north of the Equator.
Southern hemisphere - The southern hemisphere is the half of Earth located south of the Equator.
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