21-22 Exploration Vocabulary

Front

The reason someone takes action or acts a certain way

Back

motivation

Front

A thing that blocks one’s way or stands in the way of progress

Back

obstacle

Front

The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it.

Back

exploration

Front

The process of science of finding a way from one place to another, especially on a ship

Back

navigation

Front

What Europeans called the continents of North America and South America after they found them

Back

New World

Front

Not easy to find or get

Back

scarce

Front

A soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous people in the Americas and took their land for Spain

Back

conquistador

Front

An achievement or success

Back

accomplishment

Front

The process of working together for a common purpose or benefit

Back

cooperation

Front

The act of talking or doing things with other people or things

Back

interaction