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If you cannot print out to colour the countries make sure you can identify them. If you don’t have an atlas use the internet world mapsAlso useful is Use google maps Googe earthContinents, countries and capitalsBookletThis continent is North America. It is bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and to the West by the Pacific Ocean.North America includes 22 countries with the Caribbean Islands. The largest countries are United States, Canada and Mexico.Small countries below Mexico are also part of Central America. Even though their territory is not vast some of them, like Panama, are very important because they are coasted by both Oceans Atlantic and Pacific.Activities:Colouring and labelling your map:Colour Canada in yellowColour United States in green.Colour Mexico in red.Label the 2 Oceans mentioned in the text. Match the capitals with the countries:CanadaWashington DCUnited StatesMexico CityMexicoOttawaExtension activityFind the names and the capitals of 3 other countries of North America.CountryCapitalThis continent is South America. South America includes 13 countries. A peculiarity of this vast continent is that the majority of the population speaks Spanish. This gives certain unity and identity to the continent. The most important countries are Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela.1. Write the correct number in each country:Argentina (*)Bolivia (*)BrazilChile (*)Colombia (*)Ecuador (*)GuyanaParaguay (*)Peru (*)SurinameUruguay (*)Venezuela (*)2. The countries with (*) are Spanish speaking countries. Colour them in orange.3. Consult your atlas and fill the diagram:CountryCapitalBuenos AiresBogotáQuitoAsunciónMontevideoSantiagoThis continent is Africa. It is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the North, by the Indian Ocean to the East, by the Atlantic Ocean to the West. Africa is the second-largest and second-most-populous continent. This large continent includes 54 countries. It also encompasses numerous climate areas, from deserts to rainforests. Africa, especially Eastern Africa, is widely accepted as the origin of humans.Activities:Colour the countries listed below:Egypt in yellowSouth Africa in orangeMadagascar in brownKenya in greyAlgeria in redNigeria in pinkMake your personal research and write the capitals of the countries mentioned in exercise 1. (Attention: South Africa has more than one).CountryCapitalThis continent is Asia. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean.Asia is the largest and most populous continent, hosting 60% of the world?s current human population. It includes 49 countries. Asia is a beautiful mosaic of cultures, peoples and languages. Its history comprises ancient empires and moderns democracies.Some of the most well-known countries are: China, Japan, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. However there are also other countries with different names you may also like to know, such as: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Activities:Create your own key for the map and label 10 countries. 1 - ___________________________________2 - ___________________________________3 - ___________________________________4 - ___________________________________5 - ___________________________________6 - ___________________________________7 - ___________________________________8 - ___________________________________9 - ___________________________________10 - ___________________________________Write the capital of each country you chose in the previous exercise.Colour Sri Lanka in red, China in yellow, Japan in green, Russia in brown and India in pink.This continent is Europe. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Of Europe’s 50 countries, Russia is by far the largest by area while Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is an important continent for being the birthplace of the Western culture. Some of the most well known countries are: England, France, Germany, Greece and Italy, but you may be interested to make a research in your atlas and know the name of other countries as well.ActivitiesWrite the correct number in each country:EnglandFranceGermanyGreeceSwedenPolandItalyNorwayFinlandRomaniaRussiaUkrainePut the number of each country in front of each capitalWarsaw ____Paris____Helsinki____Berlin____Bucharest____Stockholm____Athens ____Kiev____Oslo____London____Rome____Moscow____This continent is called Australia or Oceania. It is a region centred on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Oceania includes 14 countries from which we can highlight Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. However you may have heard about other islands such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga or Solomon Islands.Look at your atlas and fill the diagram:CountryCapitalAustraliaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaFiji IslandsSamoaTongaSolomon Islands ................
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