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World Geography-Continents and Oceans
Cardinal and Intermediate DirectionsLatitude and Longitude
Continents• The world is divided into 7 major continents
1) North America
• 9.5 million square miles– Ranked #3 out of 7
• 565 million people (7.5%)– Ranked #4 out of 7
• 23 different countries
2) South America
• 6.9 million square miles– Ranked #4 out of 7
• 375 million people (5%)– Ranked #5 out of 7
• 12 different countries
3) Africa
• 11.7 million square miles– Ranked #2 out of 7
• 1.1 billion people (15%)– Ranked #2 out of 7
• 54 different countries
4) Europe
• 3.9 million square miles– Ranked #6 out of 7
• 745 million people (11%)– Ranked #3 out of 7
• 50 different countries
5) Asia• 17.2 million square miles– Ranked #1 out of 7
• 4.3 billion people (60%)– Ranked #1 out of 7
• 49 different countries
6) Australia
• 3.3 million square miles– Ranked #7 out of 7
• 36 million people– Ranked #6 out of 7 (1%)
• 4 countries
7) Antarctica• 5.4 million square miles
– Ranked #5 out of 7– 98% is covered by ice
• No permanent population– Ranked #7 out of 7
• No countries
8) Pacific Ocean
• This is the largest ocean in the world
• It covers 1/3 of the earth’s surface
• The Pacific Ocean is bigger than the land area of all of the continents combined!
The Pacific Ocean borders 4 continents!
9) Atlantic Ocean
• The second largest ocean in the world
• It covers 1/5 of the earth’s surface
• The Atlantic Ocean is S-shaped and borders 4 continents.
10) Indian Ocean
• The third largest ocean in the world.
• It covers about 1/7 of the earth’s surface.
• The Indian Ocean gets its name from the Indian subcontinent. It borders 3 continents.
Cardinal Directions
• 4 Cardinal Directions– North– South– East – West
• 4 Intermediate Directions– Northeast– Northwest– Southeast– Southwest
Longitude
• Lines that go north and south (up and down) on a map to specify an East or West point on the earth’s surface
• 0 – 180 (East or West)
Prime Meridian
• The Prime Meridian divides the earth into East and West
Prime Meridian
• The degrees give you a measurement of how far to go from the Prime Meridian and in which direction (East or West)
Latitude
• Lines that go east and west (left and right) on a map to and specifies an North or South point on the earth’s surface
• 0-90 (North or South)
Equator
• The Equator divides the earth into North and South
Equator
• The degrees give you a measurement of how far to go from the Equator and in which direction (North or South)
Absolute Location
• Coordinates where LONGITUDE and LATITUDE intersect gives an exact location!
• Example: 100 degrees East and 40 degrees North
Absolute Location
Point A: 30* North, 90* WestPoint B: 30* North, 90 * East Point C: 30* South, 120 * EastPoint D: 60* South, 60* WestPoint E: 90* North, 0* East/WestPoint F: 0* North/South, 30* East
Scale
• Scale is what is used to measure distances on maps• Usually, one inch will represent a certain number of
miles on the map
• On larger maps, one inch will represent hundreds of miles