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Who was the explorer that first saw the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Da Balboa
What was Canada first named?
Vinland or New France
Where was the place Columbus first landed?
San Salvador
There are ________ continents and _________ major oceans.
7 continents
4 major oceans ( I will accept 5)
In what year did Columbus discover America?
1492
Who was the explorer that discovered Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What great Indian tribe lived in what is now Mexico?
Aztecs
Which country gave Columbus the money he needed for his trip?
Spain
Which is the largest ocean?
Pacific
Who was the most famous British "sea dog"?
Sir Francis Drake
Who was the explorer who discovered the Mississippi River?
De Soto
Amerigo Vespucci first called America the _____ _______.
New World
Africa
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Which explorer discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Who was the merchant that visited China and described its riches to Eurpoe?
Marco Polo
What was the first Spanish settlement in America?
St. Augustine
Which country made friends with the Indians and traded with them for furs?
France
What continent was Columbus trying to reach?
Asia
What is a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water?
peninsula
Who helped found the first permanent French settlement of the New World?
Samuel de Champlain
What continent is responsible for the settlement of the New World?
Europe
Name the three countries that are a part of North America.
Canada, United States, Mexico
North America is located in the Eastern or Western Hemisphere?
Western
What is the name of the French explorer that was trying to find a sea route through North America by the St Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier