Unit 5 (world's famous Explorers)

Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

• Roald Amundsen

• Robert Falcon Scott

• Ernest Shackleton

• Jacques Cousteau

Which explorer is known for circumnavigating the globe?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer is credited with the European discovery of America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who led the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer is known for exploring the Amazon River?

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco de Orellana

• Amerigo Vespucci

Who was the first European to reach China by sea?

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

Which explorer is famous for his expeditions in Africa to find the source of the Nile?

• Christopher Columbus

• David Livingstone

• Vasco da Gama

• Marco Polo

Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• George Mallory and Andrew Irvine

• Reinhold Messner

• Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

• Junko Tabei

Which explorer is known for his voyages to the Pacific Ocean and Australia?

• Captain James Cook

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus