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Vocabulary
Early Explorers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| map | Navigational tool that helps navigate route of travel |
| astrolabe | Tool used to find latitude based on the sun or north star |
| compass | Tells sailors directions (N,S,W,E) |
| chronometer | Keeps accurate time, helps find longitude |
| equator | line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres |
| prime meridian | Line that divides the western and eastern hemispheres |
| latitude | Lines found on a map or globe that run parallel (W to E) |
| longitude | Lines found on a map or globe that run vertical (N to S) |
| navigation | Science of planning and following a route |
| expedition | Trip taken with the goal of exploring |
| missionaries | Religious teachers |
| isthmus | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| Northwest Passage | Waterway in North America that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean |