Label the Continents and Oceans

Can your students find all seven continents and five oceans? This one-page world map worksheet gives third graders simple, hands-on practice with one of the most taught skills in grade 3 geography.

Students look at a real world map made from public domain Natural Earth data. Each continent is marked with a number and each ocean with a letter. Students find each place and write its number or letter next to its name. A dashed line shows where Europe ends and Asia begins, so students are never left guessing.

What's inside:

• A clean world map with 7 numbered continents and 5 lettered oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern)
• A simple matching task for all 12 places
• Big, bold number and letter markers that are easy for young eyes to read
• A visual map answer key with every continent and ocean labeled in red, plus an answer table

How teachers use it:

• After a lesson on continents and oceans
• For map centers, morning work, or a quick check for understanding
• As review before a map test
• As homework or sub plans, with no prep needed

It takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Students only write numbers and letters, so the focus stays on reading the map, not spelling long names. The visual answer key lets you check work in seconds. The map uses clean black outlines with no shading, so it prints clearly in black and white.

Pair it with our Continents and Oceans reading worksheet so students learn the facts first, then find them on the map. Aligned to Florida SS.3.G.1.3 (label the continents and oceans on a world map) and CCSS RI.3.7.