The Wider World (pg 4,5,6,7)

Many years ago sailors on long sea journeys were afraid they would fall off the edge of the Earth because they thought the Earth was

• round

• flat

• oval

The Earth looks blue because there is more land on Earth than water .

• True

• False

The shape of the Earth is called a

• oval

• circle

• sphere

• square

The Earth has a thick layer of _______ around it.

• air

• water

• sunlight

The Sun is important as it

• gives warmth

• gives light

• helps plants grow

Where the Earth is facing the sun it is day time.

• True

• False

How many continents are there?

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 7

The huge areas of land on Earth are called ______

• islands

• continents

• oceans

The world's coldest continent is _____

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Europe

The largest continent is ______

• Asia

• South America

• North America

• Oceania