Exploration Unit Study Guide

Which explorer was the first European to reach the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Jaques Cartier

What is cartography?

• the study of rocks

• the study of geography

• graph making

• map making

Which of the following explorers followed the 2nd route shown on the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Vasco Balboa

Which of the following explorers followed the 3rd route shown on the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Vasco Balboa

Which of the following explorers followed the 4th route shown on the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• John Cabot

• Vasco Balboa

Which of the following explorers followed the 5th route shown on the map?

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Cabral

• John Cabot

• Vasco Balboa

Ferdinand and Isabella were patrons for which explorer?

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Jaques Cartier

A _______________________ is a ship with broad bows and beams that made travel faster from the time of the early explorers.

• sailboat

• submarine

• caravel

• canoe

This technological advancement made traveling easier during the time of the early explorers.

• stars

• Astrolabe

• patron

• compass

What was exchanged in the Columbian Exchange?

• flowers and goods

• goods, plants, and sand

• goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases

• plants, animals, and flowers