Geography. Continents. Preview. For Middle Primary

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1 Geography Continents For Middle Primary 1

2 Contents The Continent Of Africa... Page 3 Africa... Page 4 The Continent Of South America... Page 5 South America... Page 6 Answers... Page 7 Title: Continents For Middle Primary Published by Ready-Ed Publications 2019 Taken from: Geography For Australian Students: Year 4 Author: Lindsay Marsh Illustrator: Alison Mutton Copyright Notice The purchasing educational institution and its staff have the right to make copies of the whole or part of this book, beyond their rights under the Australian Copyright Act 1968 (the Act), provided that: 1. The number of copies does not exceed the number reasonably required by the educational institution to satisfy its teaching purposes; Copies are made only by reprographic means (photocopying), not by electronic/digital means, and not stored or transmitted; 3. Copies are not sold or lent; 4. Every copy made clearly shows the footnote, Ready-Ed Publications. Any copying of this book by an educational institution or its staff outside of this blackline master licence may fall within the educational statutory licence under the Act. The Act allows a maximum of one chapter or 10% of the pages of this book, whichever is the greater, to be reproduced and/or communicated by any educational institution for its educational purposes provided that educational institution (or the body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) under Act. For details of the CAL licence for educational institutions contact: Copyright Agency Limited Level 19, 157 Liverpool Street Sydney NSW 2000 Telephone: (02) Facsimile: (02) info@copyright.com.au Reproduction and Communication by others Except as otherwise permitted by this blackline master licence or under the Act (for example, any fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review) no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. All inquiries should be made to the publisher. Ready-Ed Publcations: info@readyed.com.au 2

3 Student Information Page The Continent Of Africa Read the information, then complete the activity sheet which follows. Africa is one of the seven continents of the world. Look at the map. It shows the seas and oceans which surround this continent and some of the countries within the continent. Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Read these Fast Facts Fast Fact 1 Africa is the world's second largest continent covering 30.3 million km 2. Fast Fact 3 Africa covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area. Fast Fact 2 Africa is the world's second most populated continent - in 2016 it had 1.2 billion people. Fast Fact 4 Africa is the world's oldest populated continent. 3

4 Activity Africa Use the information on page 3 to help you to complete this activity sheet. 1. List two interesting facts about the continent of Africa. Fact 1 Fact 2 Annotate the map of Africa. Show the oceans and seas which surround this continent and some of the countries located in this continent. 3. Have you visited this continent? Share your experience with the class. 4

5 The Continent Of South America Read the information, then complete the activity sheet which follows. Student Information Page South America is one of the seven continents of the world. Look at the map. It shows the seas and oceans which surround this continent and some of the countries within the continent. Carribean Sea North Pacific Ocean Colombia Venezuela Gutana Suriname French Guiana North South Pacific Ocean Ecuador Peru Chile Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Brazil Uruguay South Southern Ocean Fast Fact 1 South America s total area is approximately 17.84million km 2. Read the Fast Facts Fast Fact 2 South America covers approximately one-eighth of the land surface of the Earth. Fast Fact 3 In 2016, South America had 425 million people. Fast Fact 4 South America is the 5th largest continent in terms of population. 5

6 Activity South America Use the information on page 5 to help you to complete this activity sheet. 1. List two interesting facts about the continent of South America. Fact 1 Fact 2 Annotate the map of South America. Show oceans and seas which surround the continent and label some countries found in South America. 3. Have you visited the continent of South America? Share your experience with the class. 6

7 Answers Page 4 Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Indian Ocean Page 6 North Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Ecuador Carribean Sea Venezuela Colombia Brazil Peru Bolivia Chile Argentina Gutana Suriname French Guiana Paraguay Uruguay North South Southern Ocean 7