Landforms and Water Bodies

The part of the earth which we know a lot about is called the crust.
The earth is made up of about 71% water and 29% land. The percentage water include oceans (which are the largest sheets of water, and surround the continents), seas, rivers, lakes and ponds. The 29% land include continents and landforms.

The Continents

These are seven in number, namely:

Asia
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
Africa
North America
South America

Assessment 1

1. Follow the given direction and correctly name the continents.

Landforms

Landforms include mountains, hills, valleys, plains and plateaus


WATER BODIES

The Oceans

The part of the earth that is not land is water. Water bodies include, the five oceans, namely:

Indian Ocean,
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean

Other water bodies include, sea, rivers, lakes, ponds.