World Map Labelling Activity
The World Map Labelling Activity is a geography-based worksheet that supports students in identifying and locating the seven continents and five oceans on a world map. Students are also encouraged to colour each continent a different colour, reinforcing their understanding through a visual and interactive task. This activity promotes map-reading, spatial awareness, and global knowledge, making it an excellent fit for early HASS lessons.
• Geography Lessons: Introduce or revise the continents and oceans of the world.
• Visual Learners: Support spatial understanding through colour coding and map work.
• Classroom Displays: Use completed maps as part of a global studies wall.
Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the way the world is represented in geographic divisions and the location of Australia in relation to these divisions.
- We are learning to understand the landmarks in Australia and the representation of Australia as states, territories and capital cities and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
- We are learning to understand that places are parts of Earth’s surface that have been named by people, and how places can be described as personal, local, regional and national.
- We are learning to understand connections of people in Australia to people in other places in Australia and across the world.
- We are learning to understand why people choose to visit places, e.g. accessibility, transport, technology and distance, and the reason for visiting, e.g. shopping, recreation, sport, family.
Curriculum alignment
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
Differentiation
Modifications
• Provide a completed version as a reference for students who need extra support.
• Allow students to work in pairs or groups to encourage collaboration.
Extensions
• Ask students to research and label countries or landmarks within each continent.
• Incorporate compass directions to expand on spatial vocabulary and navigation skills.