Review Unit 2Around the world

There are 7 continents.The continents of the world

The continents are large areas of land which are

divided into countries, and surrounded by oceans or

seas. There are 5 oceans and different seas on Earth:

Continents are divided into areas of land called countries.

We can see them on a political map.

Each country has a capital city, in which the government is normally located.

Use this map fo find different places of the world

Country Capital City Continent

Spain (1) Madrid EuropeUnited Kingdom

(UK)(2) London Europe

Argentina (3) Buenos Aires South AmericaUnited States of America (USA)

(4) Washington D.C. North America

Russia (5) Moscow AsiaFrance (6) Paris EuropeChina (7) Beijing Asia

Australia (8)Canberra AustralasiaEgypt (9) Cairo Africa

Canada (10) Ottawa North AmericaJapan Tokyo Asia

There are different landforms in each continent:

Plains flat areas

Valley is the area between mountains, often having a river running along it.

Earth landforms

Hills a piece of land that rises higher than everything surrounding it.

Plateaus are landforms that have a flat top and are elevated far above the surrounding area. 

Earth landforms

Mountains: rocky areas of land that come up high out of the Earth’s surface

Earth landforms

This is a mountain range:

Rows of mountains which

are close together.

The parts of a mountain

The Andes:

It is the longest moutain range in the world.It is in South America.

Important mountains of the world

The Himalayas:

Is a mountain range locatedin Asia.

The Mount Everest is there, and it is the tallest mountain in the world.

Rainwater and melted snow form rivers in mountains, which travel down through valleys towards the sea.

Rivers

Rivers

The river Nile:It is in Egypt, in Africa.It is the longest river in the world.

Important rivers of the world

The Amazon river:

It is in South America.

It is the widest river in the world.