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Explorers
Review of early explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo | Left Italy at age 17 and returned after 24 years and explored Asia. |
| Christopher Columbus | Left Italy and thought he could reach Asia by sailing west. he was credited with discovering America but he really did not. |
| Latitude (Parallels) | Imaginary lines that run east and west on a map or globe. |
| Equator | An imaginary great circle that runs around the center of the Earth. Zero degrees latitude. |
| Prime Meridian | Meridian marked zero degrees longitude. Runs north and south through Greenwich, England. |
| Longitude (Meridian) | Imaginary lines that run north and south on a map or globe. |
| Amerigo Vespucci | Explorer that proved Columbus did not make it to Asia. America was named after him. |
| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | Discovered the body of water that would later be called the Pacific Ocean. |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Members of his expedition were the first to sail around the world. |