WorksheetsExploration and Navigation Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
