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Miss WhiteMiss White
55thth Grade Grade
IntroductionIntroduction
You will be learning aboutYou will be learning about the Earth;the Earth;
definition of continentdefinition of continent the different continentsthe different continents geography of the continentsgeography of the continents
If you could pick anywhere on Earth to If you could pick anywhere on Earth to live, where would that be and why?live, where would that be and why? Think back to the unit on country cultureThink back to the unit on country culture
ContentContent
A continent is a large unbroken land A continent is a large unbroken land mass completely surrounded by watermass completely surrounded by water
We will be learning about the geography We will be learning about the geography & other information about the continents& other information about the continents
*Compare and contrast the continents *Compare and contrast the continents
The ContinentsThe Continents
There are seven There are seven continents:continents: AfricaAfrica AntarcticaAntarctica AsiaAsia AustraliaAustralia EuropeEurope North AmericaNorth America South AmericaSouth America
Every Continent Has Every Continent Has Similarities and Differences Similarities and Differences
Africa, Europe and Asia are connectedAfrica, Europe and Asia are connected North and South America are North and South America are
connectedconnected Antarctica is by itselfAntarctica is by itself Australia is by itself (with some islands Australia is by itself (with some islands
connecting to the Asian continent)connecting to the Asian continent)
Compare & ContrastCompare & Contrast
Physical geographyPhysical geography Example: Australia vs. EuropeExample: Australia vs. Europe
CultureCulture Example: North America vs. South AmericaExample: North America vs. South America
ClimateClimate Example: Antarctica vs. AfricaExample: Antarctica vs. Africa
ReviewReview
What is a continent?What is a continent? How many continents are there?How many continents are there? Are all continents the same?Are all continents the same? What are some similarities and differences between What are some similarities and differences between
them? them?
ResourcesResources
Wikipedia http://www.commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Globe.svg (globe on slide 1) (globe on slide 1)
http://www.appliedlanguage.com/http://www.appliedlanguage.com/language_translation (map on slide 3)language_translation (map on slide 3)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Continental_models.gif (slide 4)Image:Continental_models.gif (slide 4)
www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/exposing www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/exposing (slide6)(slide6)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California_Desert (slide en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California_Desert (slide 6)6)