Continents & Oceans — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Indian Ocean is warm and large.
South of Asia lies the warm, large Indian Ocean, so the word that completes its name is Ocean.
2. Antarctica is a frozen continent at the South Pole.
At the South Pole, the land is covered in thick ice all year, and that frozen continent is Antarctica.
3. Earth has seven continents and five oceans.
Earth has seven big pieces of land called continents, which is why continents fits the blank.
4. The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean.
No ocean is bigger than the Pacific, so Pacific is the name that belongs in the sentence.
5. Africa has many animals and is very big.
Africa is huge and full of animals like lions, elephants, and zebras, so big describes it well.
6. A globe can spin to show all sides of Earth.
Because a globe is round like a ball, you can spin it to see every part of Earth.
7. Europe and Asia are next to each other.
On a map you can see Europe and Asia touching each other to form one giant landmass, so Asia fits.
8. Ships sail across the ocean to travel far.
Oceans are wide and stretch between continents, and ships sail across the ocean to reach faraway places.
9. We live on planet Earth.
We all live on the same planet, and the name of that planet is Earth.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Antarctica
→ Icy land
Icy land
Asia
→ Biggest continent
Biggest continent
Atlantic
→ Middle ocean
Middle ocean
Globe
→ Round map
Round map
Antarctica is covered in ice, so it matches Icy land. Asia is the biggest continent. The Atlantic Ocean sits in the middle between the Americas and Europe and Africa, so it pairs with Middle ocean. A globe is a round map of Earth.