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Continents, Hemispheres Oceans

• Mr. Johnson

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Continents

• North America-located above South America and
  beside Europe. It is located in the northern and
  western hemispheres.
• South America-located under North America and
  beside Africa. It is located in the southern and
  western hemispheres.

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Continents

• Africa-located under Europe and beside Asia. It
  is also located in the northern and eastern
  hemispheres.
• Antarctica-located at the bottom center of the
  earth below all of the continents. It is located
  in the southern and western/eastern hemispheres.

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Continents

• Australia-located below Asia and above
  Antarctica. It is also located in the southern
  and eastern hemispheres.
• Asia-located beside Europe and above Australia.
  It is also located in the northern and eastern
  hemispheres.

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Continents

• Europe-located between North America and Asia and
  above Africa. It is also located in the northern
  and eastern hemispheres.

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Northern Hemisphere

• The Equator and Prime Meridian slice the earth
  into different hemispheres of halves. The
  Northern Hemisphere is all of the earth lying
  north of the equator.
• Located completely in the Northern Hemisphere are
  North America, Europe. Partially located here
  are Africa, Asia, South America.

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Southern Hemisphere

• All areas south of the Equator are in the
  Southern Hemisphere.
• Most of South America and part of Africa is
  located in the Southern Hemisphere. All of
  Australia Antarctica are is located in the
  Southern Hemisphere.

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Western Hemisphere

• The Western Hemisphere is the left vertical half
  of the earth, west of the Prime Meridian.
• North and South America are in the Western
  Hemisphere. Antarctica is in both the Western
  Eastern Hemispheres.

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Eastern Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere is the right vertical half
  of the Prime Meridian.
• Most of Europe and Africa are in the Eastern
  Hemisphere, but a small part of their western
  areas are in the Western Hemisphere. Antarctica
  is in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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Oceans

• Oceans are great bodies of water that covers more
  than 70 of the earths surface and come together
  around the continent of Antarctica in the
  Southern Hemisphere.
• The major oceans of the world are the Atlantic,
  Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. Oceans can affect
  the development of a region such as to encourage
  fishing and trade, and can influence the
  migration and settlement of people. It can also
  affect weather, climate, and the living
  conditions of people.

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Pacific Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest
  ocean. It covers 63,800,000 square miles or
  about one-third of the earths surface. It is so
  vast that the Pacific could hold all the
  continents and stretches about 11,000 miles.
• North South America lie to the east of the
  Pacific, and Asia and Australia are to the west.
  To the north, the Baring Strait links the Pacific
  with the Arctic Ocean.

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Atlantic Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean meets the Arctic Ocean to the
  north. It covers about 31, 530,000 square miles.
• The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean.
  Europe Africa is to the east and North America
  and South America are on the west.

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Indian Ocean

• The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Atlantic. It
  covers about 28,356,000 square miles.
• Africa borders it on the west and Australia and
  the East Indies on the east.

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Arctic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean lies at the top of the world
  north of Asia, Europe, and North America. The
  Arctic Ocean covers about 3,662,000 square miles
• On the west, Bering Strait links it with the
  Pacific. On the east, it merges with the Atlantic.

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Content Questions

• 1. What are the names of the seven continents?
• 2. Name the two continents that are located
  completely within the Southern Hemisphere.
• 3. What two continents are located completely
  within the Northern Hemisphere?
• 4. Name the continent located completely within
  the Northern Western Hemispheres.
• 5. Name the continent located completely within
  the Southern Eastern Hemispheres.
• 6. Name the four oceans.