World Geography worksheets
World geography begins with seven continents and five oceans and ends with reading a coordinate off a grid. These worksheets take that span a grade at a time, so a second grader names the continents while an eighth grader explains why two places on the same latitude have different climates.
Topics in this subject
- Continents and OceansNaming the seven continents and five oceans, and knowing which ocean lies between which continents.Grades 1–5
- Countries by ContinentPlacing well-known countries on the right continent, including the ones students commonly misplace.Grades 4–8
- World CapitalsMatching countries to their capital cities, with attention to the countries whose best-known city is not the capital.Grades 5–8
- World Rivers and MountainsThe Nile, Amazon, Yangtze and Danube, and the Himalayas, Andes and Alps — which continent each is on and what it is known for.Grades 5–8
- Latitude and LongitudeReading and writing coordinates, the equator and prime meridian, and what the hemispheres divide.Grades 5–8
- Climate ZonesTropical, temperate and polar zones, what lives and grows in each, and why latitude and altitude both matter.Grades 4–8
2 sheets
Grade 5 · World Geography
Placing Countries on the Right Continent
This Grade 5 worksheet drills placing countries on the correct continent, covering Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania.
Grade 1 · World Geography
Continents and Oceans Worksheet
A Grade 1 matching and fill-in-the-blank worksheet that drills the seven continents and five oceans and where each ocean sits on Earth.