Continents and Oceans Map

A printable world map of the seven continents and five oceans: each continent in its own color with its name in large letters, and the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern Oceans named.

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What’s included

  • The seven continents, each in its own color and named
  • The five oceans named: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern
  • A key naming all seven continents and five oceans
  • The Equal Earth projection, which keeps each continent’s size true
  • Color and black & white versions

About these maps

The countries are drawn from Natural Earth’s public-domain outlines on the Equal Earth projection, which keeps every continent’s size true compared with the others.

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Classroom use ideas

  • Introduce the continents and oceans on the first day of map skills
  • Sing or chant the continents, then point to each one
  • Compare sizes: which continent is largest? Which ocean?
  • Pair it with the Continents and Oceans Worksheet

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