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.
10 questions · Matching · Fill in the blank · Recognition
This worksheet introduces Grade 1 students to the foundational building blocks of world geography: the seven continents and five oceans. Knowing how to name each continent and locate the major oceans between them gives young learners the mental map they will use throughout their school years. The sheet opens with a matching activity that connects each ocean or continent to a key fact about its size or location, then moves to fill-in-the-blank sentences supported by a word bank so no student is left guessing from memory alone. Print one copy per student and encourage them to use a globe or classroom map alongside the sheet. When the worksheet is complete, ask your child or student to point to one continent and one ocean on the map to check each answer.
Continents and Oceans Worksheet — Grade 1
Use this sheet to practice the names of the seven continents and five oceans. Each section tells you what to do.
Word bank
- Antarctica
- Asia
- five
- North America
- seven
Remember
- Earth has seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
- Earth has five oceans: the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Southern Ocean.
- Oceans are large bodies of salt water that lie between the continents.
Part A — Match each clue to the correct continent or ocean
Draw a line from each clue on the left to the correct answer on the right.
Choose from
- A. Australia
- B. Pacific Ocean
- C. North America
- D. Indian Ocean
- E. Atlantic Ocean
- 1.
The biggest ocean in the world
- 2.
The continent where the United States is
- 3.
The ocean between North America and Europe
- 4.
The smallest continent on Earth
- 5.
The ocean that lies east of Africa
Part B — Fill in the blank
Use the word bank above to fill in each blank.
- 6.
There are ____ continents on Earth.
- 7.
____ is the biggest continent on Earth.
- 8.
____ is a frozen continent at the South Pole.
- 9.
South America is south of ____.
- 10.
There are ____ oceans on Earth.
Answer key
Part A — Match each clue to the correct continent or ocean
- 1.Pacific Ocean
- 2.North America
- 3.Atlantic Ocean
- 4.Australia
- 5.Indian Ocean
Part B — Fill in the blank
- 6.seven
- 7.Asia
- 8.Antarctica
- 9.North America
- 10.five
What this sheet teaches
- Name the seven continents and five oceans introduced on this worksheet.
- Match each ocean or continent to a describing clue about its size or location.
- Use a word bank and context clues to complete sentences about world geography.
Notes for the adult
- Students often think Australia is only a country and do not know it is also the name of a continent.
- Show a world map and point out that the country and the continent share the same name and the same landmass.
- A student is ready to move on when they can point to each continent and ocean on a blank world map without help.