Geography and Exploration Terms

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cartographer

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A person who makes maps

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colonize

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To claim land for a nation by establishing a settlement

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conquistador

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Soldier during the 16th and 17th centuries who defeated indigenous peoples in the Americas and took their land for Spain

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empire

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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

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exploration

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

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indigenous

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Native; original to a place

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rival

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A person who is competing for the same goal or object as another

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strait

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A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water