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Snowdrop Bay Globe Room

Use a globe-room passage and a described world map to identify continents and oceans and locate the United States.

Grade 1Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toGEO.1.3

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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
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  • 15 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students identify the seven continents and five oceans on a globe or world map.
  • Students locate the United States within North America.

How to use

Read the passage aloud and point to a globe or classroom world map as students follow the labels. Then have students complete the sorting, matching, and application questions.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

GEO.1.3

Identify the continents and oceans on a globe or world map and find the United States.

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Snowdrop Bay Globe Room

Use a globe and world map labels to find places around Earth.

Read the globe description

Listen as your teacher reads about a globe in a snowy town. Then answer the questions.

The Globe Room

Snowdrop Bay is a snowy town. Its library has a warm Globe Room. Ms. Imani puts a world globe on a table. The globe models Earth. Arctic Ocean is at the top; Antarctica is at the bottom. On a flat world map beside the globe, North America is on the left. The United States is a country in North America. South America is below North America. Across the Atlantic Ocean are Europe and Africa. Asia is east of Europe. Australia is southeast of Asia. Pacific Ocean lies between Asia and Australia on one side and North and South America on the other. Indian Ocean is between Africa, Asia, and Australia. Southern Ocean circles Antarctica. A flat world map can show the same labels.

1.
The United States is in which continent?
  • A. Europe
  • B. North America
  • C. Asia
  • D. South America
2.
On the globe in the room, what land is below North America?
  • A. Europe
  • B. Africa
  • C. Australia
  • D. South America
3.
Word bank: Arctic Ocean · Southern Ocean · Atlantic Ocean

At the top of the globe is the  .

4.
Match each place to its clue from the globe description.
  1. North America
  2. South America
  3. Asia
  4. Australia
  1. A. Southeast of Asia
  2. B. Contains the United States
  3. C. East of Europe
  4. D. Below North America
5.
What is a globe?
  • A. A model of Earth
  • B. A list of town streets
  • C. A flag for the library
  • D. A picture of only North America
6.
Circle the two details that give the location of the United States.

The United States is a country in North America.North America is on the left side of the flat world map.The Indian Ocean is between Africa, Asia, and Australia.The Southern Ocean circles Antarctica.

Sort the globe labels

Sort the labels into continents and oceans. Then use the description to compare locations.

7.
Sort each label into the right group.
North AmericaPacific OceanAfricaSouthern OceanAustraliaAtlantic OceanAntarcticaIndian OceanAsiaArctic OceanEuropeSouth America
Continent (land)Ocean (water)
8.
Which list has only continents?
  • A. Arctic Ocean, Asia, Africa
  • B. North America, Atlantic Ocean, Europe
  • C. South America, Asia, Australia
  • D. Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Pacific Ocean
9.
A child wants to point to the water between Asia and Australia on one side and North and South America on the other. Which label should the child find?
  • A. Atlantic Ocean
  • B. Indian Ocean
  • C. Southern Ocean
  • D. Pacific Ocean
10.
After finding Antarctica at the bottom, which ocean should a child look for around it?
  • A. Arctic Ocean
  • B. Southern Ocean
  • C. Indian Ocean
  • D. Atlantic Ocean
11.
A child wants to find Asia. Which clue should the child use?
  • A. Look east of Europe.
  • B. Look below North America.
  • C. Look at the bottom around Antarctica.
  • D. Look across the Atlantic for Europe and Africa.
12.
Circle the two details that compare the globe with a flat world map.

The globe models Earth.A flat world map can show the same labels.South America is below North America.Australia is southeast of Asia.

Use the globe skill

Think about how to find the United States and use details from the passage.

13.
Mina finds the label North America but not the United States. What should she do next?
  • A. Look for the United States in the Southern Ocean.
  • B. Look for it at the bottom of the globe.
  • C. Look within North America for the United States.
  • D. Look east of Europe for the United States.
14.
Match each ocean to its clue from the globe description.
  1. Arctic Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Indian Ocean
  4. Pacific Ocean
  5. Southern Ocean
  1. A. It is between Africa, Asia, and Australia.
  2. B. It circles Antarctica.
  3. C. It is at the top of the globe.
  4. D. It is between Asia and Australia on one side and North and South America on the other.
  5. E. Across it are Europe and Africa.
15.
Explain how a child can find the United States on the globe or world map. Name its continent and use one location detail from the passage.

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