World Oceans: Follow the Land Clues

Find five named oceans using the continents around them. Study the lesson first, then try this lettered map with the names hidden.

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North is at the top. Gray shapes are land. Look at the continents beside a letter, then name that water. The five named oceans form one connected global ocean. A and F belong to the same ocean because the flat map cuts through it.

Worked example

Find South America, then move east into the water toward Africa. The water between those continents is the Atlantic Ocean. The two shores explain the location; its printed letter alone does not.

World map with gray land and six water markers. A is west of the Americas, B between the Americas and Europe and Africa, C between Africa, Asia and Australia, D in the far north, E north of Antarctica, and F east of Asia. — Name the water at each letter. A and F share a name. North is at the top; this flat map changes polar sizes.

Would you believe it?

The Pacific can appear at both edges of a flat world map. The edges meet on a globe: two printed labels do not create a sixth ocean.

NOAA: one global ocean and its named regions

Explain before choosing

Before using the choices, name A through F aloud or on paper. Explain why two letters have the same name. A helper checks your explanation separately. This simplified flat map distorts sizes near the poles and omits some small islands; do not use it to compare continent sizes.

Question 1 Which ocean is at A, west of North and South America? Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Arctic Ocean

Question 2 Which ocean is at B, between the Americas and Europe and Africa? Atlantic Ocean Southern Ocean Indian Ocean

Question 3 Which ocean is at C, between Africa, Asia and Australia? Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean

Question 4 Which ocean is at D in the far north? Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean

Question 5 Which ocean is at E, surrounding Antarctica? Southern Ocean Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean

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