Exploration and Navigation Terms

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A term used to describe the Americas

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New World

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A tool used to show directions (North, East, South, West)

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Compass

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A person who works on a ship and helps with sailing

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Sailor

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To exchange goods or services between countries or groups

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Trade

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A person who travels to unknown places to discover new lands

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Explorer

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A picture that shows places and landforms on Earth

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Maps

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An illness caused by the lack of nutrients in the body.

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Scurvy

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The act of finding your way from one place to another

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Navigation

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A place controlled by another country, often far away

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Colony

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A journey to discover new places or things

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Expedition