Continents Lesson by Abigail Nickel https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko en-us 2023-10-26 13:58:38 UTC 2023-10-26 18:49:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Objectives: abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764760619 •Describe what a continent is.

•List the seven continents.

•Name the continents in order from largest to smallest.

•Locate the seven continents using a world map.

]]> 2023-10-26 14:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764760619 What is a continent? abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764761324 •A continent is a vast amount of land that contains multiple countries within it

•There are 7 continents on Earth

]]> 2023-10-26 14:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764761324 Africa abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764763728 •There are 54 countries in Africa

•Contains the Nile River

•Second-largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764763728 Antarctica abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764765639 •The Earth’s most southern continent

•It is the windiest place on Earth

•Fifth-largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764765639 Asia abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764769220 •Covers about 1/3 of the world’s entire land capacity

•Has the largest population of all the continents

•The largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764769220 North America abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764770670 •Contains the largest fresh-water lake in the world: Lake Superior

•Contains 965 different species of mammals

•Third-largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764770670 South America abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764772629 •Contains the highest waterfall in the world: Angel Falls

•Has the second-largest amount of airports in the world

•Fourth-largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764772629 Europe abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764774375 •Contains the world’s second most active volcano: Mount Etna

•The third most populated country

•Sixth-largest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764774375 Australia abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764775178 •The largest city is Sydney

•The capitol is Canberra

•Smallest continent

]]> 2023-10-26 14:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764775178 Video abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764780397 Watch this video to help you memorize the continents and their order of largest to smallest.

]]> 2023-10-26 14:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764780397 Labeled Continents Map abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764783908 2023-10-26 14:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764783908 Closure abigailnickel734_ https://padlet.com/abigailnickel734_/q6wh657c4l9hs9ko/wish/2764785909 Thank you for watching this lesson and your quiz on the continents will be in a week! Good luck!

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