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This is another song on “Tour around the World”. Check it out. I like the song and the drawing.

p.s. Another version published previously is here.

As we have learnt all the seven continents of the world, as a recap, watch this video of Countries of the world.

Now, let’s watch this one about touring the world to conclude our first Geography lessons.

hmm… feel like go traveling now. 🙂

You might want to turn on the subtitle if you find the narrator speaks too fast.

Population: 36,593,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

Area: 8,536,715 square kms

Ranking: Australia is the seventh largest (smallest) and sixth most populous continent

Major Biomes: rain forest, desert, savanna, temperate forests

Major cities:

• Sydney, Australia
• Melbourne, Australia
• Brisbane, Australia
• Perth, Australia
• Adelaide, Australia
• Gold Coast, Australia
• Auckland, New Zealand
• Manukau, New Zealand
• Christchurch, New Zealand
• Canberra, Australia

Bordering Bodies of Water: Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Tasman Sea, Coral Sea

Major Rivers and Lakes: Lake Gairdner, Lake Carnegie, Lake Taupo, Lake Murray, Murray River, Murrumbidgee River, the Darling River

Major Geographical Features: Great Dividing Range, MacDonnell Ranges, Australian Alps, Great Victorian Desert, Tanami Desert, Great Artesian Basin, Great Barrier Reef (in the Coral Sea), Southern Alps, South Island

Countries of Oceania:

Activity: Name the countries in Australia and Oceania in the map provided below:

The map quiz game on countries surrounding Australia: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3061

Source: http://www.ducksters.com/geography/oceania.php

Before we start, let’s watch this video – a rap song introducing Africa:

Population: 1,022,234,000 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

Area: 3,0221,533 square kms

Ranking: It is the second largest and second most populous continent.

Major Biomes: desert, savanna, rain forest

Major cities:

• Cairo, Egypt
• Lagos, Nigeria
• Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Johannesburg-Ekurhuleni, South Africa
• Khartoum-Umm Durman, Sudan
• Alexandria, Egypt
• Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
• Casablanca, Morocco
• Cape Town, South Africa
• Durban, South Africa

Bordering Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Guinea

Major Rivers and Lakes: Nile River, Niger River, Congo River, Zambezi River, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Nyasa

Major Geographical Features: Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert,

Ethiopian Highlands, Serengeti grasslands, Atlas Mountains, Mount Kilimanjaro,

Madagascar Island, Great Rift Valley, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa

Map Coloring Activity: Color the countries in Africa in the map provided below

Lastly, the map quiz game: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3034

Source: http://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php

Interesting video which includes history of how we come to using the name ‘America’.

p.s. You can turn on the subtitle if you find the narrator speaks too fast.

Population:
Central America: 43,308,660 (Source: 2013 CIA World Fact book)
Caribbean: 39,169,962 (Source: 2009 CIA World Fact book)

Area:
523,781 square kms (Central America)
239,680 square kms (Caribbean)

Major Biomes: Rainforest

Major cities:

• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Havana, Cuba
• Santiago, Dominican Republic
• Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala
• San Salvador, El Salvador
• Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Managua, Nicaragua
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras
• Panama City, Panama
• San Jose, Costa Rica

Bordering Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Straits of Florida

Major Geographical Features: Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Cordillera Isabelia Mountains, Sierra Maestra Mountains, Lucayan Archipelago, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Isthmus of Panama

Countries of Central America:

Fill up the countries in Central America in the map provided below

Source: http://www.ducksters.com/geography/centralamerica.php

Population: 387,489,196 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

Area: 17,845,018 square kms

Ranking: It is the fourth largest and fifth most populous continent

Major Biomes: rainforest, savanna, grassland

Major cities:

• Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Santiago, Chile
• Brasilia, Brazil
• Lima, Peru
• Bogota, Colombia
• Caracas, Venezuela
• Belo Horizonte, Brazil
• Medellin, Colombia

Bordering Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea

Major Rivers and Lakes: Amazon River, Parana River, Orinoco River, Tocantins River, Strait of Magellan, Lake Titicaca, Lake Maracaibo

Major Geographical Features: Andes Mountains, Amazon Basin and Rainforest, Brazilian Highlands, Pampas plain, Patagonia, Guiana Highlands, Pantanal wetlands

Countries of South America:

Map Coloring Activity: Color the countries in South America in the map provided below

Lastly, the map quiz game: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3016

Source: http://www.ducksters.com/geography/southamerica.php

Population: 528,720,588 (Source: 2010 United Nations)

Area: 24,708,999 square kms

Ranking: It is the third largest and the fourth most populous continent

Major Biomes: desert, temperate forest, taiga, grasslands

Major cities:

• Mexico City, Mexico
• New York City, USA
• Los Angeles, USA
• Chicago, USA
• Toronto, Canada
• Houston, USA
• Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
• Montreal, Canada
• Philadelphia, USA
• Guadalajara, Mexico

Bordering Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico

Major Rivers and Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Erie, Lake Winnipeg, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Colorado River, Rio Grande, Yukon River

Major Geographical Features: Rocky Mountains, Sierra Madres, Appalachian Mountains, Coastal Range, Great Plains, Canadian Shield, Coastal Plain

You can also find a very nice Inforgraphic about North America from this site:

http://www.mapsofworld.com/infographics/fast-facts/infographic-of-north-america-fast-facts.html

Here is an informative video introducing the physical features of North America.

Map Coloring Activity: Color the countries in North America in the map provided below

Lastly, the map quiz game: http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3015

Another one is the North Americas: Lakes quiz game: http://online.seterra.net/en/cm/1006

Source: http://www.ducksters.com/geography/northamerica.php