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Exploration Vocab
Exploration Vocab for Mrs. Lovitto
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| saga | an adventure story that tells about brave deeds |
| knoll | a small, round hill |
| encounter | a meeting |
| expoloration | searching the unknown |
| cartographer | map maker |
| monarch | king or queen |
| compass | instrument used to find direction |
| navigation | the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship |
| opinion | a statement that tells what a person thinks or believes |
| fact | a statement that can be proved true |
| scurvy | a sickness caused by note getting enough vitamin C |
| expedition | a journey made for a special reason |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that connects to larger land areas |
| conclusion | a decision or idea reached by thoughtful study |
| Prime Meridian | meridian marked 0 degrees, it runs north and south through Greenwich, England |
| meridians | north-south lines on a map or globe - run from pole to pole |
| lines of longitude | also called meridians |
| parallels | east-west lines on a map or globe that are always the same distance apart |
| lines of latitude | also called parallels |