A two-dimensional (2D) object is flat - its dimensions are height (top to bottom) and width (side to side).

A three-dimensional (3D) object is solid - its dimensions are height (top to bottom), width (side to side) and depth (front to back).

A continent is a large land mass on Earth and there are seven: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Oceania.

An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.

Mapping the world: locating the continents

Geography

This unit builds basic knowledge needed to engage with the next unit 'Seasons' where pupils will need to talk about the world and some knowledge of its basic geometry.

This unit builds on pupils' knowledge of the world from their experiences in EYFS and their perceptions from other media and first hand experiences and expands their view of the local area as studied in 'Local area: Where do we go to school?' and 'Local area: Where do we live?' to a global scale.

Continents and oceans: what can we find out about the world?

A three-dimensional map shows us what our round world looks like.

a map that shows a flat representation of our world

a large land mass on Earth: there are seven of them

Can you match the key word to it's correct definition?

What is the air above Earth's surface called?

What are large blocks of land on Earth called?

Asia, Africa, North Pole, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania, America

Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America

North America, South America, Australia, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe

What are the names of the seven continents?

What is the name of the planet we live on?

What colour is water on maps usually represented as?

Land can be represented as which colours on a globe?

How many blocks of land can the land on Earth be divided into?

How many oceans are the waters on Earth divided into?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Mapping the world: locating the continents

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.