OUR PLANET

What do you know about our planet?

What is the name of our planet? Earth
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have? 196 countries

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How many people live on our planet?

7,2 billion
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How many people live in China? 1,3 billion

Directions
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How many directions are there?

! Yes, there are four different directions. ! ! What are the names of the different directions?!

North, South, East and West

Directions game

Continents
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What is a continent ?
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A very, very big piece of the earth. Many people and countries are on one continent.
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Can you tell me, how many continents we have on the earth?
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On the planet earth there are 7 continents.

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What are the names of the 7 continents?

Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica

Europe
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In Europe there are many different countries.

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What countries in Europe do you know?

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Germany, UK, France, Spain Italy, Switzerland and many more

Europe
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How many people live in Europe? 740 Million

How many countries are there in Europe?

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50 countries

North America and ! South America

North America is a very big continent. ! What countries can you find in North America? USA, Canada and Mexico South America is very big too. Do you know a country in South America?
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Australia
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Australia is one country. But Australia is also a continent. It is a very big island.
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Many dangerous animals live in Australia. Snakes, crocodiles, spiders!.

Africa
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Africa is a very big and hot continent. Many people are very poor and have no good houses or schools.
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How many people live in Africa? 1 billion

Asia
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Tell me some countries in Asia ! Asia is the continent with the most people. How many people live in Asia? More than 4 Billion.

Asia
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In Asia the people look very different. Some have white skin, some have black skin, brown hair, black hair!! China, Korea and Japan are very important countries.

Oceans
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On the earth there is more water than land.

71% water, 29% land

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How many oceans do we have on the earth?

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We have 5 big oceans on our planet.

(Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Antarctic Ocean)

Languages
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Because we have many different countries on the earth there are many different languages. ! How many languages are there on the earth? 6000-7000 languages What language do most people speak?

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Yes, most people speak Chinese. Over 1,3 billion.

Languages
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Thank you. Danke. Hello. Hallo. Who are you? Wer bist du? I am sorry. Entschuldigung school Schule English Englisch Germany Deutschland languages Sprachen train Zug

Game
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We have 2 teams. I say a letter. (A,E,G,Z,L,M!!) Every team tells me a city or a country. The team that says the word first, gets one point.