Mr. Segool's 4th grade StudyStack for the exploration unit.
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| opportunity | The chance to make a profit.
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| cost | How making a profit will affect you negatively.
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| sponsor | The country or people who pay for an expedition.
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| Christopher Columbus | An Italian explorer, sponsored by Spain, who made four trips to the New World between 1492 and 1504.
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| John Cabot | An Italian explorer, sponsored by England, who led the first English exploration of what is now Eastern Canada.
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| Jacques Cartier | A French explorer who explored Eastern Canada, the St. Lawrence Gulf, and St. Lawrence River, while searching for the Northwest Passage.
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| Northwest Passage | A route in northern Canada that leads to the Pacific Ocean, India, and China.
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| Hernando de Soto | A Spanish explorer who landed in Florida, traveled through Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and other areas, and crossed the Mississippi River.
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| Henry Hudson | An Englishman who sailed for The Netherlands (Holland) and explored the Eastern USA, especially the New York City area. He later sailed for England.
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| Vikings | A group of warrior explorers and traders who sailed from Northern Europe and stayed for several years in Eastern Canada.
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| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | A Spanish explorer who landed in South America, crossed the isthmus of Panama, and sighted the Pacific Ocean.
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| Silk Road | Not a real street, but a path where goods where shipped between Europe and Asia, especially India and China.
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| compass | An invention which allows travelers to steer, even in bad weather and in the dark.
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| gold, glory, God | The "three G's" where reasons for exploration by Europeans.
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