Continents and Oceans
How many continents and major oceans are there?
7 continents
4 major oceans
What country gave Columbus the money he needed for his journey?
Spain
What do we call a body of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides?
peninsula
Man who led the voyage of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
Columbus
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
I was the most famous British Sea Dog.
Francis Drake
aka Drake the Dragon
What land was named "Vinland" by the Vikings?
Canada
In what year did Columbus discover America?
1492
Merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe
Marco Polo
What is the largest continent?
Asia
I first called America the "New World."
Amerigo Vespucci
France
What great Indian tribe lived in what is now Mexico?
Aztecs
Explorer who first saw the Pacific Ocean
Balboa
What continent is responsible for the settlement of the New World?
Europe
I helped found the first permanent French settlement in the New World.
Samuel de Champlain
Where did Columbus first land?
San Salvador
What is the smallest and warmest ocean?
Indian Ocean
Explorer who discovered Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon
Western Hemisphere
I sailed around Africa to get to India.
Vasco da Gama
What was the first SPANISH settlement in America?
St. Augustine
Name the three countries that had a claim to land in North America.
England
France
Spain
Explorer who discovered the Mississippi River (even though he didn't care, and he was buried in the river!)
De Soto