Practice using capital letters correctly while you learn about Earth’s seven continents.
Directions: Find the capitalization mistakes in these sentences. We’ve underlined the first two mistakes for you. There are 14 more!
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1. Earth is divided into seven main pieces of Land, called continents. Most continents are split into countries. australia is the only continent that is also a country.
2. North america is home to the united States and 22 other countries. Temperatures on this continent can range from -80°F to 134°F!
3. south america includes the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the amazon. Amazing animals like Monkeys and toucans live there.
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4. The coldest continent is antarctica. Plenty of penguins live there. The hottest continent is africa. penguins live on this continent too!
5. the largest continent is asia. more than half of the human population calls this continent home.
6. europe is said to be named after a princess from Greek mythology named europa. The continent is home to the smallest country in the world.
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Today, the Earth has seven continents, but 200 million years ago, there was only one: Pangaea. Learn all about the global supercontinent and why it no longer exists in this kid-friendly article from the American Museum of Natural History.
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The smallest country in the world is Vatican City, located in Rome, Italy (which is in the continent Europe). Vatican City is home to several famous cultural and religious sites and is ruled by the Pope. It measures just 0.2 square miles—smaller than New York City’s Central Park!
From the African savanna to the Amazon Rainforest to the Arctic, the seven continents are full of diverse habitats and ecosystems. Your students will love exploring them all at this fascinating site from DK Find Out.
