Flocab Read & Respond: Continents

Which of these is a true statement?

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  Australia is a continent that includes three countries.

• Australia is the sixth largest continent.

• No country is larger than Australia.

• No continent is smaller than Australia.

Which region most likely includes countries that are part of three continents?

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  Southeast Asia

• The Middle East

• East Asia

• South Asia

Why is Europe often considered separate from Asia?

• because Europe and Asia have different cultures and histories

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  because Europe and Asia are on different landmasses

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  because Europe contains a much larger area than Asia

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  because Europe is bordered by oceans on all sides

Which of the following would most likely be true of a map of Africa made in 2009?

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  It would not show the country of Nigeria.

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  It would not show the Nile.

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  It would not show the country of South Sudan.

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  It would not show the Sahara Desert.

In the map, which letter represents Central America?

• A

• B

• C

• A and C

Which of the following is true of Argentina, Chile and Ecuador?

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  English is their official language.

• 
  Portuguese is their official language.

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  Spanish is their official language.

• 
  Quechua is their official language.

Which of the following would you be least likely to see in Antarctica?

• 
  people waiting in line at a supermarket

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  a group of seals in the Southern Ocean

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  the sun staying up after midnight

• 
  fish that have transparent blood

Which of these can describe Russia?

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  It is entirely in Europe.

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  It is entirely in Asia.

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  It is its own continent.

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  It extends across two continents.