Intro To SS

Unit 0
Lesson 1
Continents Oceans, &
Hemispheres
Compass Rose
Hemispheres
● Geographers divide Earth into halves.
● These halves are called hemispheres.
● “Hemi” means half in Greek.
● Earth can be divided into Northern and
Southern hemispheres or into Eastern and
Western hemispheres.
The Equator
● The Equator (0° Latitude) divides the Earth
into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Actual Photos from the Equator

São Tomé and Príncipe

The Prime Meridian
● The Prime Meridian (0° Longitude) divides
the Earth into Eastern and Western
hemispheres.
Actual Photos from the Prime Meridian

Greenwich, England
Continents
● Continents are the largest areas of land on our
planet.
● Geographers identify seven continents.
Oceans
● Ocean water covers more than 70% of Earth.
● The ocean is really just one big body of
water.
● But, geographers usually divide it into five
oceans.
● The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and
Arctic oceans.
The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans

Southern Ocean
Activity #1
Follow along as we go through the steps together
Activity #1- World Map
● Take a blank world map.
● Glue it in your ISN on a left side page
● Take one or two colored pencils/markers.
● Wait for instructions on which specific labels
to add to your map.
Activity #1- World Map
● 1st: Label the largest continent.
● Which one is the largest?
● Asia!
● Label Asia on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 2nd: Label the smallest continent.
● Which one is it?
● Australia!
● Label Australia on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 3rd: Locate the United States. Within its borders
label the two hemispheres in which it is located.
● Which hemispheres are they?
● The Northern and Western hemispheres.
● Label these inside the U.S on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 4th: Locate Africa. Within its borders, label the
hemispheres in which it is located.
● Which ones are they?
● ALL OF THEM! Parts of Africa are in the Northern,
Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres.
● Label these inside of Africa on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 5th: Label the continent directly north of
Africa.
● Which one is it?
● Europe!
● Label Europe on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 6th: Label the ocean that touches the shores
of Europe and South America.
● Which one is it?
● The Atlantic Ocean!

● Label the Atlantic Ocean on your maps.

World Map Activity
● 7th: Label the 3 continents that the equator
runs through.
● Which ones are they?
● South America
● Africa
● Asia
● Label them on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 8th: Label the ocean that lies north of Europe.
● Which one is it?
● The Arctic Ocean!
● Label the Arctic Ocean on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 9th: Label the ocean that touches the shores of both
Asia and South America.
● Which one is it?
● The Pacific Ocean!
● Label the Pacific Ocean on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 10th: Label the ocean that lies to the south of Asia.
● Which one is it?
● The Indian Ocean!
● Label the Indian Ocean on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 11th: Label the ocean that lies to the south of South
American and Australia .
● Which one is it?
● The Southern Ocean!
● Label the Indian Ocean on your maps.
World Map Activity
● 12th: Lastly, label North America and
Antarctica on your maps.
Activity #2- North and South Hemisphere

Take a blank North and South Hemisphere

map and label it with the continents and oceans

Then color it neatly with colored pencils or

crayons
Activity #3- East and West Hemisphere

Take a blank East and West Hemisphere

map and label it with the continents and oceans

Then color it neatly with colored pencils or

crayons