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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 10

Continents & Oceans

Finding the continents and oceans on maps and globes

What your child practices

Finding the United States, the seven continents and the main oceans on maps and globes, and using simple map tools to compare places near and far.

Arizona Academic Standards learning standard: 2.G1.1; 2.G4.1 · using maps and globes of familiar and unfamiliar places, and naming physical regions of the world

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. There are 7 continents and 5 oceans. We live in North America.
  2. On a globe, blue is water. Green and brown are land.
  3. The Arctic is the smallest ocean.

Example: Which continent do we live on? Find the United States on a globe. It is on the continent of North America. Answer: North America

Continents & Oceans in Arizona

In the Arizona Academic Standards, this is unit 9 of 10 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Citizens & Leaders and before People Who Made a Difference.

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: Arizona Department of Education

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 body of water is salty?

    • most lakes
    • an ocean
    • a rain puddle

  2. Question 2

    What is the biggest ocean?

    • the Arctic Ocean
    • the Pacific Ocean
    • the Indian Ocean

  3. Question 3

    Which continent is south of North America?

    • South America
    • Asia
    • Europe

  4. Question 4

    How many continents are there?

    • 3
    • 7
    • 12

  5. Question 5

    A globe is a model of…

    • Earth
    • a school
    • the moon

  6. Question 6

    A lake has water…

    • in the sky
    • with land all around it
    • only in winter

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