Social Studies 3.2

Define Explorer

• A person who travels to familiar places to discover new things or gather information.
• A person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries.

• A person who stays at home and does not travel to discover new things or gather information.
• A person who travels to familiar places but does not discover new things or gather information.

What is a route?

• A route is a type of weather condition.
• A route is the course you take to get somewhere.

• A route is a type of map.
• A route is a type of transportation.

Who was the first country to send explorers west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• England
• France
• Portugal
• Spain

Who did Spain hire to sail to China to search for spices?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

What year did Christopher Columbus begin his trip to China?

• 1500
• 1492
• 1450
• 1491

What U.S. State did Columbus end up landing off of instead of the country of China?

• California
• Texas
• New York
• Florida

What island did Columbus set up a settlement on?

• Jamaica
• Hispaniola
• Cuba
• Puerto Rico

Who was America named after?

• Christopher Columbus
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Amerigo Vespucci

Who was the first English explorer to sail around the world?

• Sir Francis Drake
• Marco Polo
• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus

Who was the Hudson River named after?

• Henry Hudson
• John Hudson
• William Hudson
• Thomas Hudson