Distinguish continents, oceans and countries
The idea
Continents are large land regions; oceans are large connected saltwater regions.
Step by step
- Continents are large land regions; oceans are large connected saltwater regions.
- A country is a political unit and may occupy part of a continent.
- Use the conventional seven-continent model in these questions.
Example
In the seven-continent model, what kind of geographic region is Africa?
Answer
continent
Africa is one of the seven continents in this model.
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Find a continent, an ocean and a country on a labeled world map. Explain their different categories.
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