CONTINENTS, SUBCONTINENTS, REGIONS & COUNTRIES WHII.1.

CONTINENTS, SUBCONTINENTS, REGIONS & COUNTRIES

WHII.1

Continents & Subcontinents

Continents One of the large, continuous land masses of

the earth North America, South America, Africa, Europe,

Asia, Australia, Antarctica

Subcontinents A large, distinguishable part of a continent Examples: Indian subcontinent, southern

Africa

Continents of the World

North America

Continents of the World

South America

Continents of the World

Europe

Continents of the World

Asia

Continents of the World

Africa

Continents of the World

Australia

Continents of the World

Antarctica

Regions of the World

Region

An area or division of the world or a country that has definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries

There are regions of the world, and regions of specific countries

Regions of the World

Latin America

Regions of the World

Middle East

Regions of the World

Balkan Peninsula

Regions of the World

Southeast Asia

Countries of the World

Country a nation with its own government living on a

particular territory (land)

Nation A group of people which share a certain

culture, religion, language, common history, etc.

Nation-states When a nation of people have a country of

their own (Examples: France, Japan, Egypt)

Countries of the World

You’re Wearing Geography

Look at your list of items & countries – now try to complete the chart.

What region & continent is that country a part of?

Example: Stapler – China – Southeast – Asia

You’re Wearing Geography

Map:

Label all of the continents & oceans.

Label ONLY the countries that you found

items from.

Put RED dots in those countries for the

number of items you found.