Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
World Regions PrintablesWorld Regions Printables
Publisher
AGSSS
Resource Details
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
6 more...
Resource Type
Printables & Templates
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Printables

World Regions

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This World Regions printable also includes:
  • Map
  • Join to access all included materials

Help your learners to visualize where historical events have taken place around the globe with a map that details the major regions of the seven continents. 

204 Views 238 Downloads

Concepts

world geography

Additional Tags

world map, social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Compare and contrast the major political, economic, and geographic differences that can exist within a single continent 
  • Have learners make a list of the countries that coincide with each region to refer to throughout their studies

See similar resources:

Worksheet

Introduction to World of Geography Test

Owl Teacher
Assess your learners on the five themes of geography and the most important key terms and concepts from an introductory geography unit. Here you'll find an assessment with 15 fill-in-the-blank and 14 multiple-choice questions, sections...
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Activity

4th Grade California Relief Map Project

Fremont Unified School District
Bring life to your next California geography lesson with this great project! Learners design a three-dimensional wall relief map of California, painting and decorating regions using a variety of materials and labeling major geographical...
3rd - 5th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Organizer

World: Physical Map

Curated OER
In this world physical map worksheet, students make note of the major landforms located on this Robinson projection map.
5th - 12th Social Studies & History
Activity

Make a Balloon Globe

PBS
"We've got the whole world in our hands," is what your students will be singing after completing this fun geography activity. Using the included templates for the seven continents and a balloon, they create their very own globes.
2nd - 6th Social Studies & History
Worksheet

Map Skills

Richmond Community Schools
Young geographers will need to use a variety of map skills to complete the tasks required on this worksheet. Examples of activities include using references to label a map of Mexico, identify Canadian territories and European...
5th - 7th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
PPT

Introduction to World Geography

Owl Teacher
Give your learners a thorough overview of what they will learn when studying geography, from the five themes of geography (location, place, environment, movement, and regions) to the tools of a geographer and parts of a map.
6th - 8th Social Studies & History
CCSS: Adaptable
Graphic

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

Central Intelligence Agency
Website from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provides interactive reference material for regional and world maps in the World Factbook Library. Students and teachers can search for information about any country in the world.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Graphic

Cia: World Factbook: Regional and World Maps

Central Intelligence Agency
Maps of major areas of the world can be downloaded here. The maps have excellent detail and are in color.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Graphic

Accu weather.com: Precipitation Maps

Other
A comprehensive site of precipitation maps for the entire U.S., regions of the U.S., individual states, and areas around the world. Includes maps showing predicted precipitation, actual precipitation, and accumulated precipitation. It...
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Graphic

National Geographic: My Wonderful World: World Wall Maps (Pdf)

National Geographic
Make your own full color or black and white mosaic wall map on your own printer. World maps, continents, Asian regions, and oceans are available for downloading, printing, and assembling.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use