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 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.
- 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.
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.