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Bell Work. Name the Continents and Oceans!. Introduction to Geography. Geography - The study of the Earth’s surface (climate/weather, land, and water) Study of people and their environment Climates - Weather of a region over a long period of time
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Bell Work • Name the Continents and Oceans!
Geography- The study of the Earth’s surface (climate/weather, land, and water) • Study of people and their environment • Climates- Weather of a region over a long period of time • Physical Regions- Natural environment with features • Coastlines • Mountains • Rivers Background Information
WorldRegions • Africa • Asia • Australia and Oceania • Europe • North America • South America
Africa • 20% of Earth’s land • 12.5% of world population • Sahara Desert (largest desert)=North Africa • Lies on the equator
Asia • Largest continent • 30% of Earth’s land • 60% of population • Arctic to Equator • Himalaya Mts.
Bell Work • Answer these questions • Which continent do we live on? • What is the largest continent? • Where is the Sahara desert located?
Australia and Oceania • Southeast Asia • Smallest land mass • Oceania is made up of thousands of islands • Population-34 million
Europe • 7% of Earth’s land mass • Population-807 Million • Eurasia • Same land mass between Europe and Asia • Ural Mts. divide Europe and Asia
North America • 17% of Earth’s land • 13% of Earth’s population • 512 million
South America • 12% of Earth’s land • 5% of the world’s population • 2nd largest River-Amazon