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Continents and Oceans

Grade 2 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

NameDate

Read the clue. Circle the continent or ocean.

1.
The largest continent, where China and India are
- North America
- Asia
- South America
2.
The ocean at the bottom of the world
- Pacific
- Indian
- Southern
3.
The icy ocean around the North Pole
- Atlantic
- Arctic
- Indian
4.
The continent where the United States and Canada are
- North America
- Antarctica
- Asia
5.
The smallest and coldest ocean
- Atlantic
- Southern
- Arctic
6.
The continent with kangaroos and koalas
- Australia
- South America
- Asia
7.
The continent with the most people
- Asia
- Antarctica
- Africa
8.
The continent where Egypt and Kenya are
- North America
- South America
- Africa

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About this worksheet

Earth has seven large land areas called continents and five large oceans. The continents are Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Antarctica. Asia is the largest, and Australia is the smallest. The oceans are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic and the Southern. The Pacific is the largest. Most of the Earth is covered by water, and the oceans join together into one big sea.

A map or a globe shows where each continent and ocean is, and people use them to say where they live and where they want to go. This worksheet gives eight clues, and the child circles the name that fits each one. A clue about land has continents as choices, and a clue about water has oceans. Ask your child to find our continent on a globe and say which oceans are near it.

What your child will learn

Name the seven continents and five oceans
Tell where a continent or an ocean is
Use a clue to find a place on a globe

C3 Framework standard: D2.Geo.2.K-2

Worked example

The cold, icy continent at the South Pole is Antarctica.

Common mistake

Mixing up the Atlantic and the Pacific, which are on different sides of the United States.

Helpful hint

Picture a globe. Is the clue about land or water? Where is it?

Next skill: U.S. States and Where Ours Is Earlier: Landforms and Bodies of Water

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with continents and oceans?

Mixing up the Atlantic and the Pacific, which are on different sides of the United States.

How can I help my child with continents and oceans?

Picture a globe. Is the clue about land or water? Where is it?

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