1st grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 9
Continents & Oceans
Find the continents and oceans on a globe.
What your child practices
Practices naming the seven continents and five oceans on a map or globe, and the water near home: the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound and the Columbia River.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: G1.1.1; G1.1.2; G1.1.3 · identifying local bodies of water and the continents and oceans on a map or globe
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which big water is close to Seattle?
- Puget Sound
- the Indian Ocean
- the Arctic Ocean
Puget Sound
Hint: Puget Sound is an arm of the sea near Seattle.
Question 2
Land is shown on a globe in colors like…
- green and brown
- only blue
- only black
green and brown
Hint: Green and brown often show land.
Question 3
How many continents are there?
- 7
- 3
- 12
7
Hint: Earth has seven continents.
Question 4
On a map or globe, what color is water?
- brown
- blue
- red
blue
Hint: Maps show water in blue.
Question 5
Which is the biggest continent?
- Australia
- Asia
- Europe
Asia
Hint: Asia has the most land and the most people.
Question 6
Washington is a…
- ocean
- state
- continent
state
Hint: The United States has 50 states.