Unit 1 Study Guide usi. 2 Geography Skills
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- Atlantic Ocean
- Arctic Ocean Smallest of the oceans. Contains Polar ice caps. Indian Ocean
- Southern Ocean
- LATITUDE LONGITUDE
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Continents are large land masses surrounded by water. There are seven continents: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica. Europe is considered a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water. The land mass is frequently called Eurasia. There are five oceans. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern. Each ocean has special characteristics. Let’s look:
You need to be able to find the continents & oceans on a map. There are many different types of maps. Each one stretches the continents in different ways in order to make it flat. The map below is called a Robinson Projection. There is only one problem with this type of map. Can you find it? Circle the problem.  
If you look at the map you will notice vertical and horizontal lines. What are they?
 
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