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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 15

Maps of Our World

Continents, oceans and countries

What your child practices

Using maps and globes to find continents, oceans and countries, physical and human features, and why people settle near water and flat land.

Alabama Course of Study content standard: 2.7 · the continents, the oceans and the Equator on maps and globes

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. A country is a land with its own government.
  2. A physical map shows mountains, rivers and other land and water.
  3. Australia is the smallest continent. Mexico is south of the United States.

Example: Which is the smallest continent? Australia is a continent and a country. It is the smallest continent. Answer: Australia

Maps of Our World in Alabama

In the Alabama Course of Study, this is unit 4 of 15 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Work and Prices and before Then & Now.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which is a human feature?

    • a hill
    • a lake
    • a bridge

  2. Question 2

    Which continent is Egypt in?

    • Asia
    • Africa
    • South America

  3. Question 3

    Which continent is China in?

    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Asia

  4. Question 4

    A map that shows mountains and rivers is a…

    • physical map
    • seating chart
    • political map

  5. Question 5

    Which continent is Brazil in?

    • Africa
    • Europe
    • South America

  6. Question 6

    The equator is…

    • a real wall
    • a river in Africa
    • an imaginary line around the middle of Earth

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