CONTINENTS & OCEANS
Eastern Hemisphere
International Dateline
Prime Meridian
Western Hemisphere
DEFINITIONS:
1. Continent- a major land area on Earth
2. Ocean- a vast body of saltwater that
covers nearly ¾ of the Earth’s surface
3. Hemisphere- ½ of the globe which can
be divided north and south at the
Equator, or east and west at the Prime
Meridian
4. Equator- Imaginary line of latitude which
divides the world in half north and south
DEFINITIONS:
5. Prime Meridian- Imaginary line of
longitude that divides the world in half
east and west.
6. International Dateline- An imaginary
line of longitude at 180°which states
the regions to the east are one day
earlier in calendar date than the west.
7. North- a cardinal point on the
compass; lying on a meridian and to the
left of a person facing the rising sun.
DEFINITIONS:
8. South- a cardinal point on the
compass lying directly
opposite north.
9. East- a cardinal point in the
compass 90°to the right of north
10.West- a cardinal point on the
compass 90°to the left when facing
north- corresponding to where the
sun is seen to set.
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY
1. Continents in the EASTERN HEMISPHERE
include:
Europe, Africa, Asia , Australia and Antarctica
2. Continent almost entirely in the NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE:
North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia
3. The EQUATOR cross through these
continents:
South America, Africa, and Asia
4. Direction you would travel to go from North
America to South America:
South, Southeast
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY
5. Five continents touched by the ATLANTIC OCEAN:
North America, South America, Europe, Africa,
Antarctica
6. Five continents touched by the PACIFIC OCEAN:
North America, South America, Asia, Australia,
Antarctica
7. Continents touched by BOTH the ATLANTIC and
PACIFIC OCEANS:
North America, South America, and Antarctica
8. Continents touched by the ARCTIC OCEAN:
North America, Europe, and Asia
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY
9. In what direction is AFRICA from EUROPE?
 South
10. In what direction is AUSTRALIA from ASIA?
 South
11. What continent does Greenland belong?
 North America
12. What is the largest continent?
 Asia
13. What is the smallest continent?
 Australia
CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ANSWER KEY
14. In which hemisphere is there more land,
NORTHERN or SOUTHERN?
 The Northern Hemisphere has more land.
15. Which is the largest ocean?
 P acific Ocean
16. Name of the imaginary line that divides the
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES?
 Equator
17. Name of the imaginary line that divides the
EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES?

Prime Meridian