Exploration and Navigation Vocabulary Quiz

Imagine you're on an exciting adventure with Priya, Maya, and Anika! What is the process called when you're figuring out how to get to your destination while traveling in a ship, airplane, or car?

• Cartography

• Expedition

• Globalization

• Navigation

Which term means to travel all the way around something in a ship, airplane, etc.?

• Circumnavigate

• Merchant

• Epidemic

Imagine Mason, Benjamin, and Anika are planning an exciting adventure together. What is a journey especially by a group of people for a specific purpose called?

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Expedition

• Colony

Which word describes a small community of people living in a new place?

• Colony

• Merchant

• Navigation

• Cartography

Imagine you're on a bustling marketplace adventure! Who among the following is the savvy individual buying and selling goods to earn some shiny coins?

• Astrolabe

• Merchant

• Conquistador

• Caravel

What is an astrolabe used for?

• Measuring the height of the sun or a star above the horizon

• Drawing maps

• Buying and selling goods

• Sailing around the world

Imagine you're in a classroom with Avery, Priya, and Emma, and suddenly there's a mysterious outbreak of giggles spreading faster than a rumor! What would you call this widespread outbreak?

• Colony

• Globalization

• Epidemic

• Mercantilism

Which term refers to a Spanish conqueror, usually looking for wealth and/or fame?

• Cartography

• Conquistador

• Caravel

Avery and Nora are on a quest to uncover the secrets of ancient lands. What is the science or art of making maps that they should master to succeed in their adventure?

• Cartography

• Navigation

• Expedition

• Mercantilism

How does mercantilism try to increase a nation's wealth and power?

• By making maps

• By traveling around the world

• By spreading diseases

• By getting large amounts of gold and silver