Early Explorers - America

What did Amerigo Vespucci discover that Christopher Columbus didn't?

• Traveling along the equator was a shorter route

• Florida was a peninsula not an island

• The land that was found was the Americas and not Asia

• Traveling along the latitude of the North was a short route to Asia

Who was the Viking that was said to be the first to discover the Americas?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ponce de Leon

• None of these

Which monarchial leader financed the exploration of John Cabbot?

• Queen Isabella

• King Henry VII

• Queen Elizabeth II

• King Ferdinand

Ponce de Leon is attributed to the findings of __________.

• West Indies

• New Amsterdam

• New Foundland

• Florida

Which is know as a narrow sea passage into the ocean?

• lagoon

• strait

• bay

• gulf stream

Which explorer had to deal with the conditions of the ocean and icebergs?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer set sail for his third journal but was never seen from again?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Leif Ericson

• Amerigo Vespucci

Longitude vs. Latitude: Choose the selection that is true.

• Longitude runs North/South and Latitude runs East/West

• Longitude runs East/West and Latitude runs North/South

• Latitude runs parallels to the equator

• None of theses statements are true

What very important tool of technology was necessary to the navigation of the explorations?

• boat motor

• telescope

• sword

• compass

How did Columbus's voyage affect other explorers?

• They knew he hadn't reached Asia, so they wanted to.

• They were encouraged to explore after Columbus's success

• They didn't believe him and wanted to see for themselves.

• Angered the explorers because he found land before they did.