Learn what islands are in a simple way for 8-year-old kids. Understand how islands are land surrounded by water and different from continents.
Hello! Let's learn about islands. Imagine you have a big piece of land called a continent, like North America or Asia. Now, if you look closely at a map, you will see some smaller pieces of land that are not connected to these big continents. These smaller lands are called islands.
An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides. Think about a little piece of land in the middle of a lake, a river, or the ocean. Because water is all around it, this land is separate from other lands. Islands can be big or small. For example, the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean are a group of islands.
So, the main thing that makes an island different from a continent is its size and the fact that it is completely surrounded by water. Continents are very big and have lots of countries, while islands are smaller pieces of land in the water.
Next time you see a map, try to spot some islands! They might be surrounded by blue water but still full of plants, animals, and even people living there.