Geography
Francisco de Orellana explored this river in South America in the 1500s.
What is the Amazon?
This explorer was searching for a route to the Spice Islands but ended up landing in the Bahamas. He is credited as having "discovered America."
Who is Christopher Columbus?
James Cook's skill in this area was so amazing that people were still using his work from the 1700s in the 1900s and even Google Earth proved him right.
What is making maps/cartography?
In Louise Arner Boyd's day, many polar bears were hunted not for sport or for meat, but were taken back home to be placed in these locations.
What were Natural History Museums?
Heinrich Barth spent a great deal of time in this African city located in the country of Mali.
What is Timbuktu?
The Native American woman Sacagawea and York, a Black slave, proved to be absolutely essential to the success of these two explorers when they travelled West to explore the Louisiana Territory.
Who were Lewis and Clark?
The pilot Wiley Post is known for this invention that helped him fly higher.
What is the pressure suit?
Columbus landed in the Bahamas but thought he was landing in the East Indies. As a result, he named the natives he encountered there this term.
What are Indians?
Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to find a Westward route to these islands which were considered highly important to both Spain and Portugal for trade.
What were the Spice Islands?
Who crossed the ocean 9 times, had a child in Canada, and outlived 4 of her husbands
Who was Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir?
When mapping the ocean floor, Marie Tharp made an amazing discovery that many people first dismissed as "girl talk."
What is a rift valley?
Sailors were called this because they ate a lot of this fruit to prevent scurvy.
What are Limeys?
These islands are off the coast of Ecuador in South America and are home to many animals, including giant tortoises and finches with many different kinds of beaks.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
I circumnavigated the globe and provided my injured husband valuable assistance in gathering plant samples, all while pretending to be a man.
Who was Jeanne Baret?
Charles Darwin's explorations in South America led him to develop one of the most important scientific theories of all time.
What is the theory of natural selection?
Robert Falcon Scott tried racing Amundsen to the South Pole, but he was unsuccessful because his predictions about something were wrong.
What is the weather?
This dog accompanied Lewis and Clark on their long journey across the Western US.
Who was Seaman?
This island chain, discovered by James Cook, were originally known as the Sandwich Islands, and eventually became the 50th US State.
What is Hawaii?
This Norwegian explorer traveled across Greenland, burning his boat so his men couldn't complain about going back, and survived at attempt to reach the North Pole by building a hut and killing polar bears and walruses.
Who was Fridtjof Nansen?
Some scientists believe that the Viking Leif Erikson used this navigational tool to find his way to Newfoundland.
What is a sunstone?
Name one of the more than 50 things named after explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.
What is Humboldt State University?
The Space Shuttles Discovery and Endeavor were named after this explorer's ships.
Who is James Cook?