A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

The scale on a map shows what size the area that is represented on the map really is.

Lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees.

Locational knowledge of the world

Geography

Pupils will use atlases, maps and globes to develop their locational knowledge of the world. Pupils will focus in on specific places to develop an awareness of how geographers examine place. OS maps and GIS will be used alongside fieldwork to build pupils' procedural knowledge.

Geography: what makes a geographer?

True or false? Small-scale maps show a large area.

Which of these countries is not part of the UK?

a continent is a large landmass (there are seven in the world)

a continent is another name for a country

North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia

Africa, the Arctic, Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, South America

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America.

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Southern Ocean, Mediterranean Sea

Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean

Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

imaginary lines that circle the Earth from the North to the South Poles

five imaginary lines that circle the Earth, including the Equator

imaginary, horizontal lines that circle the Earth north and south of the Equator

Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Equator, North Pole, South Pole

Prime Meridian, Equator, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, Arctic Circle

Equator, Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, the Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle

What are the five major lines of latitude?

On a map, the {{}} shows the actual size on the ground of the area represented on the map.

Starter Quiz