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Continents

Grade 3 · Geography · Free lesson

Welcome! Let us explore our big planet today.

Earth has huge areas of land. These big lands are called continents. There are seven continents on our world.

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Continents are giant areas of land. Oceans are giant areas of water. Together they cover our planet.

LandLandOcean Water

Look at a world map. Green or brown shapes show land continents. Blue areas show deep water oceans.

Blue = Ocean WaterBrown = Land Continent
✏️ Worked example

How can you tell a continent from an ocean on a map?

  1. Look at the color of the area on the map.
  2. Check if the area is colored blue.
  3. Blue color means it is a water ocean.
  4. Green or brown color means it is a land continent.
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