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2nd grade · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 12

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.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 2.3(A); 2.4(A) · using maps and globes to find continents, oceans, landforms and countries

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 Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 3 of 12 in 2nd grade Social Studies, after Citizens & Leaders 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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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 continent is France in?

    • Europe
    • Asia
    • North America

  2. Question 2

    Which icy continent is at the South Pole?

    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Antarctica

  3. Question 3

    Which is the largest continent?

    • Australia
    • Asia
    • Europe

  4. Question 4

    A globe is…

    • a flat map of a town
    • a round model of Earth
    • a kind of compass

  5. Question 5

    A map that shows countries and their borders is a…

    • weather map
    • political map
    • physical map

  6. Question 6

    On most maps, north is…

    • at the top
    • in the middle
    • at the bottom

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