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4. He explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida

5. Ponce de Leon

6. He sailed for France down the St
He sailed for France down the St. Lawrence River but could go no farther once he came upon river rapids.

7. Jacques Cartier

8. He landed in Panama, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and was the first from Spain to discover the Pacific Ocean

9. Who is Vasco Nύňez de Balboa?

10. He thought he had landed in Asia (particularly the Indies) But his opinion was proved incorrect by Balboa and Magellan

11. Who was Christopher Columbus?

12. He sailed for England to Newfoundland and Canada.

13. John Cabot

14. What is the river pictured here?

15. What is the St Lawrence River?

16. What was Ponce de Leon looking for in Florida?

17. The Fountain of Youth

18. What is the green area on the map?

19. What are the Great Plains?

20. What type of landform is Florida?

21. What is a peninsula?

22. The rivers east of this line flow to the Atlantic, west of this line flow to the Pacific

23. What is the Continental Divide?

24. Name the landform that the red arrows are pointing to.

25. What is the Isthmus of Panama?

26. What is the body of water on this picture?

27. What is the Gulf of Mexico?

28. What is the area in green on the map?

29. What is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

30. What is the area in red?

31. What is Death Valley?

32. What are the bodies of water in blue?

33. What are the Great Lakes?

34. What were some obstacles that the explorers faced?

35. Disease/death/starvation Fear of falling off the Earth
Simple technology
Disease/death/starvation
Fear of falling off the Earth
Lack of food, water, etc.

36. Name one of Columbus’ three ships

37. What were the Nina, Pinta, or the Santa Maria.

38. Columbus landed on what island?

39. Bahamas or
San Salvador

40. These three sailors explored areas near Canada.

41. Who were Hudson, Cabot, and Cartier

42. Died when his crew mutinied the ship and he was set adrift in an open boat!

43. Who is Henry Hudson?

44. A long journey, or voyage, made for some specific purpose

45. An expedition

46. When sailors try to take over the ship and don’t obey the captain.

47. What is mutiny?

48. The route that would allow sailors to sail west and reach the east side of the world

49. What is the Northwest Passage?

50. a person who travels in search of new places or scientific information

51. An Explorer

52. Spanish explorers that conquered parts of Mexico and South America

53. What are conquistadors?

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55. Why did Europeans want to explore new places? (name 2)

56. To claim lands for their country, find the Northwest Passage, spread religion, and find riches beyond imagination.