bell work name the continents and oceans!. introduction to geography
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION 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
AFRICA 20% of Earth’s land
12.5% of world population
Sahara Desert (largest desert)=North Africa
Lies on the equator
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