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European Exploration
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute chronology | timeline of specific dates and events |
| coast | coast zone is used to refer to a region where interactions of sea and land processes occur. |
| 1519 | in 1519, shortly after Cortés arrived in Mexico, Álvarez de Pineda searched for a water route to the Pacific Ocean. |
| conflicting territorial claims | A boundary dispute is a disagreement over the possession or control of land between two or more territorial entities. |
| defining characteristics | A property held by all members of a class of object that is so distinctive that it is sufficient to determine membership in that class |
| eras | a period of time marked by distinctive character |
| explorations | Exploring unknown regions of the world |
| gold | a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile |
| historians | a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. |
| major eras | a system of chronological notation reckoned from a given date |
| mapping | |
| relative chronology | A chronology that determines the age of a feature or event relative to the age of other features or events |
| settlement | a community of people smaller than a town |
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