Tools of Exploration

What was a lightweight ship designed by Portuguese shipbuilders?

• astrolabe
• caravel
• compass
• rudder

What does a cartographer do?

• creates maps
• invents new ships
• builds rudders
• develops gun powder

What enabled explorers to determine their direction while at sea?

• astrolabe
• caravel
• compass
• rudder

What enabled explorers to determine their latitude while at sea?

• astrolabe
• caravel
• compass
• rudder

An instrument that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location in latitude- the distance from the equator.

• caravel
• cartographer
• astrolabe
• sagas

An instrument that is used to point to the geographic north pole of Earth.

• missionary
• magnetic compass
• route
• expedition

A person who makes maps.

• explorer
• cartographer
• missionary
• sagas

A system of producing and distributing goods and services.

• political
• technological
• New World
• economical

The use of scientific knowledge or new tools to make or do something.

• technological
• economical
• political
• missionary

Someone who travels into little known regions for a scientific purpose.

• missionary
• caravel
• astrolabe
• explorer