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Continents and Oceans Worksheet

A real world map, drawn from Natural Earth data, with the seven continents lettered and the five oceans numbered. It has a word bank and four map questions. The answer key is on its own page.

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Geography · The WorldAges 7–11 · Grades 2–5

World Continents and Oceans

Write the name of each continent (A–G) and ocean (1–5) in its box, or on the lines below.

NameDate
EQUATORABCDEFG112345

Continents

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
  7. G

Oceans

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Word bankAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustraliaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth AmericaArcticAtlanticIndianPacificSouthern

Read the map

  1. 1.Which continent covers the South Pole?
  2. 2.Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
  3. 3.Which ocean touches the east coast of North America?
  4. 4.Which two continents share one big landmass, with no ocean between them?
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Equal Earth projection.More free worksheets: handeware.com/learn
Geography · The WorldAges 7–11 · Grades 2–5

World Continents and OceansANSWER KEY

Letters and numbers match the student page. The Pacific is labeled 1 on both sides of the map.

EQUATORANorth AmericaBSouth AmericaCEuropeDAfricaEAsiaFAustraliaGAntarctica1Pacific Ocean1Pacific Ocean2Atlantic Ocean3Indian Ocean4Southern Ocean5Arctic Ocean

Continents

  1. ANorth America
  2. BSouth America
  3. CEurope
  4. DAfrica
  5. EAsia
  6. FAustralia
  7. GAntarctica

Oceans

  1. 1Pacific Ocean
  2. 2Atlantic Ocean
  3. 3Indian Ocean
  4. 4Southern Ocean
  5. 5Arctic Ocean

Read the map

  1. 1.Which continent covers the South Pole?Antarctica
  2. 2.Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?Indian Ocean
  3. 3.Which ocean touches the east coast of North America?Atlantic Ocean
  4. 4.Which two continents share one big landmass, with no ocean between them?Europe and Asia
Map data: Natural Earth (public domain). Equal Earth projection.More free worksheets: handeware.com/learn

How to use it

  1. Find the continents first, then the oceans between them.
  2. The Pacific is so big it is labeled on both sides of the map.
  3. Check with the answer key.
  4. Then try the other version.

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