Sources & Historic Record – Have students compare and region or geographic feature and present important contrast maps of explorers to current maps of the same information related to the class. region today to evaluate accuracy of early exploration. Content Vocabulary Continents Ocean Geographic Features USI.2 The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables to: locate the seven continents and five oceans; VDOE Essential VDOE Essential VDOE Essential Understandings Questions Knowledge Continents are large land masses What are the seven continents? Continents surrounded by water. North America What are the five oceans? South America Africa Asia Australia Antarctica Europe* Oceans Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean *Note: Europe is considered a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water. The land mass is frequently called Eurasia.
Sources & Historic Record – Have students compare and contrast maps of explorers to current maps of the same region today to evaluate accuracy of early exploration. region or geographic feature and present important information related to the class. Content Vocabulary Continents Ocean Geographic Features USI.2 The student will use maps, globes, photographs, pictures, or tables to: locate the seven continents and five oceans; VDOE Essential Understandings VDOE Essential Questions VDOE Essential Knowledge Continents are large land masses surrounded by water. What are the seven continents? What are the five oceans? Continents North America South America Africa Asia Australia Antarctica Europe* Oceans Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean *Note: Europe is considered a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water. The land mass is frequently called Eurasia.