CONTINENTS OCEANS Eastern Hemisphere International Dateline Prime Meridian

CONTINENTS & OCEANS Eastern Hemisphere International Dateline Prime Meridian Western Hemisphere

DEFINITIONS: 1. Continent- a major land area on Earth 2. Ocean- a vast body of saltwater that covers nearly ¾ of the Earth’s surface 3. Hemisphere- ½ of the globe which can be divided north and south at the Equator, or east and west at the Prime Meridian 4. Equator- Imaginary line of latitude which divides the world in half north and south

DEFINITIONS: 5. Prime Meridian- Imaginary line of longitude that divides the world in half east and west. 6. International Dateline- An imaginary line of longitude at 180°which states the regions to the east are one day earlier in calendar date than the west. 7. North- a cardinal point on the compass; lying on a meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun.

DEFINITIONS: 8. South- a cardinal point on the compass lying directly opposite north. 9. East- a cardinal point in the compass 90°to the right of north 10. West- a cardinal point on the compass 90°to the left when facing north- corresponding to where the sun is seen to set.

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY 1. Continents in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE include: § Europe, Africa, Asia , Australia and Antarctica 2. Continent almost entirely in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: § North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia 3. The EQUATOR cross through these continents: § South America, Africa, and Asia 4. Direction you would travel to go from North America to South America: § South, Southeast

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY 5. Five continents touched by the ATLANTIC OCEAN: § North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica 6. Five continents touched by the PACIFIC OCEAN: § North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica 7. Continents touched by BOTH the ATLANTIC and PACIFIC OCEANS: § North America, South America, and Antarctica 8. Continents touched by the ARCTIC OCEAN: § North America, Europe, and Asia

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY 9. In what direction is AFRICA from EUROPE? § South 10. In what direction is AUSTRALIA from ASIA? § South 11. What continent does Greenland belong? § North America 12. What is the largest continent? § Asia 13. What is the smallest continent? § Australia

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY 14. In which hemisphere is there more land, NORTHERN or SOUTHERN? § The Northern Hemisphere has more land. 15. Which is the largest ocean? § P acific Ocean 16. Name of the imaginary line that divides the NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES? § Equator 17. Name of the imaginary line that divides the EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES? § Prime Meridian