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Important points about the atlas:



What is an atlas?
An Atlas is a book of maps.

Why do we need a atlas?
To find a location.

What does the atlas contain?
It contains major physical features and human features.

The 7 continents:
Asia,Europe,Africa,South America,North America,Australia and Antarctica.

Scales

/       /

Large scales      Small scales

Land  scale from large to small        

Region

7 Continents

Countries

Cities

Towns

Community/Village

Individual 

                                  Oceans

The 5 oceans are the Pacific,Arctic,Indian,Atlantic and Southern ocean.

Pacific ocean-located between America and Asia

Arctic ocean-located above Europe

Atlantic ocean-located between South America and Africa

Indian ocean-located below Asia

Southern ocean-located above Antarctica

                                                                                                                                                                    

What is a :

Country?

-The territory of a nation or state

City?

-A large settlement

Capital?

-A chief major city

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Questions

1.Why are the oceans named as what they are?(e.g. why is the pacific ocean called the pacific ocean etc.)

2.Why is Europe and Africa not part of Asia even though thy seemed to be connected on the map?

Here is a song on how to remember the 5 oceans and the 7 continents

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