Do you know your continents?

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North America (Jaclyn)

Directions: Decide whether each listed fact is true or false. And if the answer is false please provide the correct answer.

1) Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
True or False

2) Christopher Columbus is credited for discovering America.
True or False

3) The Atlantic Ocean is on the West and South of Mexico.
True or False

South America (Judith)

Directions: Fill in the blank with the best possible answer.

1) South America's longest mountain range is the _.

2) Ecuador's largest city is _.

3) ___ percent of Chile is covered by mountains.

Europe and Asia (Lexi)

Directions: Pick the best possible answer out of your four choices.

1) What is the name of the type of money most commonly used in Europe?
A. Euro
B. Dollar
C. Peso
D. Yen
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2) What is the largest country in Asia? (It's also the largest country in the world)
A. Japan
B. India
C. China
D. Russia

3) Which of these countries is NOT a country in Europe?
A. France
B. Ireland
C. Australia
D. Norway

4) How tall is Mount Everest?
A. 29,035 inches
B. 29,035 centimeters
C. 29,035 feet
D. Really really tall

5) Sometimes people will group Asia and Europe together as one super continent. What is this super continent called?
A. Asirope
B. Eurasia
C. Russia
D. Iceland



Australia and Antarctica (Nicole)

Directions: Fill in the blank with the best possible answer.

1) The colors of Australia’s flag are ....., ......., and ......

2) ........ is the only country in the world that is also its own continent.

3) The kind of money used in Australia is the ............

4) Antarctica is ...... times bigger than the US.

5) Only .... percent of the land is not covered by ice.

6) There are ...... human inhabitants in Antarctica?


Africa (Morgan)
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Directions: Decide whether each listed fact is true or false. And if the answer is false please provide the correct answer.

1) Africa is home to the Nile River, the Congo River, and the Niger River.
True or False

2) There are no lemurs on the island of Madagascar.
True or False

3) The Sahara Desert can be described as cold and humid.
True or False