Geography and Explorers Review

Name the 4 cardinal directions.

• Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest

• North, South, East, West

What are the lines that run east to west and measure north to south?

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Before the modern compass, explorers like the Vikings used what kind of compass to find North?

• Viking Compass

• Modern Compass

• Water Compass

• Astrolabe

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world?

• Columbus

• Magellan

• Vespucci

• Hudson

Which Spanish explorer took a small group of Taino people back with him?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• Hudson

Name the 4 intermediate directions.

• North, South, East, West

• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

What are the lines that run north to south and measure east to west?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Who is the Italian explorer that spent 17 years traveling around Asia, including eastern Asia.

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Hudson

• Polo

Check two things Marco Polo supposedly found that inspired more people to explore.

• boats

• rivers with jewels

• paper money

• beaver

Who was the first European explorer to land on North America?

• Columbus

• Polo

• Vespucci

• Erikson