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)