Tools
Explorers
Continents/Oceans
Unit Vocabulary
Longitude/Latitude
100

Instrument that has a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and helps with orientation. 

Compass

100

Discovered America by mistake when he was looking for a route to Asia.

Christopher Columbus

100

Continent located to the south of Europe.

Africa

100

To travel in a ship or aircraft or other vehicle using maps, compasses, the stars, etc. to guide you. 



navigate

100

These lines run horizontally across Earth.

Lines of Latitude

200

A kind of ship used by Christopher Columbus in his voyage.

Caravel

200

Made the first voyage around the world circumnavigating the planet.

Ferdinand Magellan

200

Which Ocean is east of South America?

Atlantic Ocean

200

A member of one of the Scandinavian people who invaded the coasts of Europe between the 8th and 11th centuries.

viking

200

The prime meridian divides the earth in 2 hemispheres:

Eastern and Western

300

This kind of ship was used by the Vikings.

Longship

300

Portuguese explorer who traveled around the coasts of Africa to find a new route to the Indies.

Vasco da Gama

300

Which Ocean is located to the west of Peru.

Pacific Ocean

300

To buy or sell goods or services.

Trade

300

The equator line divides the earth in 2 hemispheres:

Northern and Southern 

400

Instrument used to measure the distance and position of the stars.

Astrolabe

400

Said these words:

  • “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” ...

Neil Armstrong

400

The Silk Road was a route from Europe to....

Asia

400

 All the people that work in a ship, aircraft, etc.

crew

400

This lines go up to 180 degrees.

Longitude Lines

500

This tool was invented by the Chinese and was used as a weapon of destruction.

Gunpowder

500

This explorer landed in North America 500 years before Columbus.

Leif Erikson

500

Columbus crossed this ocean to reach America.

Atlantic Ocean

500

A long journey by sea or in space.

voyage

500

This latitude line divides the earth in 2 hemispheres.

Equator Line