Exploration Vocabulary Quiz

What is an Astrolabe?

• A tool used to navigate by the stars

• A type of ship

• A famous explorer

• A trade route

What was a Caravel used for?

• Growing crops

• Fast ocean trips

• Trading goods

• Navigating by the stars

Who was Christopher Columbus?

• A tool for navigation

• A type of ship

• An explorer who sailed across the Atlantic

• A trade agreement

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A) A type of ship

• B) A navigation tool

• C) The swapping of goods, plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas

• D) A famous explorer's journey

What does a Compass do?

• Helps you find new lands

• Tells you which direction you are going

• Swaps goods between continents

• Measures the stars

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• A sailor who explored the New World

• A prince from Portugal who started a school for sailors

• An explorer who discovered America

• A king who ruled Europe

What does the Eastern Hemisphere include?

• North and South America

• Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia

• Only Europe and Asia

• The entire world.

Which areas are part of the Western Hemisphere?

• Europe and Asia

• North and South America

• Africa and Australia

• The entire world.

What is referred to as the 'Old World'?

• The Americas

• Europe, Asia, and Africa

• Australia and Antarctica

• The entire world.

What does the term 'New World' refer to?

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Australia

• North and South America

• The entire world.