5 Questions
Match the explorers with their respective countries of origin:
John Cabot = England Vasco Nunez de Balboa = Spain Giovanni da Verrazzano = France Jacques Cartier = France
Match the explorers with their significant discoveries or claims:
Vasco Nunez de Balboa = First European to see the Pacific Ocean Juan Ponce de Leon = Claimed Florida for Spain Jacques Cartier = Claimed Canada for France Hernando de Soto = Found the Mississippi River
Match the explorers with the areas they explored or claimed:
Hernando de Soto = Traveled through the US Samuel de Champlain = Explored Canada Henry Hudson = Explored parts of NY state John Cabot = Proved there was a shorter route to get to Asia
Match the geographical features or concepts with their descriptions:
Northwest Passage = A waterway through North America that would help Europeans reach Asia faster Columbian Exchange = The exchange of goods and ideas Pacific Ocean = First seen by Vasco Nunez de Balboa Lake named after Samuel de Champlain = Lake named after him
Match the explorers with the modern landmarks or geographical features named after them:
Giovanni da Verrazzano = Has a bridge in NY named after him Samuel de Champlain = Has a lake named after him Henry Hudson = Has a river named after him Christopher Columbus = Has a landmark named after him
Study Notes
Explorers and Their Countries of Origin
- Vasco da Gama: Portugal
- Ferdinand Magellan: Portugal
- Juan Sebastián Elcano: Spain
- Henry Hudson: England
- James Cook: England
- Bartolomeu Dias: Portugal
- Christopher Columbus: Italy
- Leif Erikson: Norway
- Abel Tasman: Netherlands
- Hernando Cortés: Spain
Explorers and Their Significant Discoveries or Claims
- Vasco da Gama: First to navigate a route from Europe to India and back
- Ferdinand Magellan: Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
- Juan Sebastián Elcano: Completed the first circumnavigation of the globe after Magellan's death
- Henry Hudson: Explored Hudson Bay and Hudson River in North America
- James Cook: Mapped many previously unknown islands and coastlines
- Bartolomeu Dias: First to round the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa
- Christopher Columbus: Credited with the discovery of the New World (the Caribbean)
- Leif Erikson: Established a Norse settlement in present-day Canada
- Abel Tasman: First European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand
- Hernando Cortés: Conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico
Explorers and the Areas They Explored or Claimed
- Vasco da Gama: India and the Indian Ocean
- Ferdinand Magellan: Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Magellan
- Juan Sebastián Elcano: Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Magellan
- Henry Hudson: Hudson Bay and Hudson River in North America
- James Cook: Pacific Ocean, Australia, and New Zealand
- Bartolomeu Dias: Southern tip of Africa and the Indian Ocean
- Christopher Columbus: The Caribbean and the Americas
- Leif Erikson: Present-day Canada and Greenland
- Abel Tasman: Tasmania and New Zealand
- Hernando Cortés: Mexico and the Aztec Empire
Geographical Features or Concepts with Their Descriptions
- Cape of Good Hope: A rocky headland at the southern tip of Africa
- Hudson Bay: A large body of water in northern Canada
- Hudson River: A major river in eastern North America
- Pacific Ocean: The largest of the Earth's five oceans
- Strait of Magellan: A narrow passage at the tip of South America
- Indian Ocean: The third-largest of the Earth's five oceans
- Tasmania: An island state of Australia
- New Zealand: An island country in the South Pacific
Explorers with Modern Landmarks or Geographical Features Named After Them
- Vasco da Gama: Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal
- Ferdinand Magellan: Magellan Strait in Chile
- Juan Sebastián Elcano: Elcano Street in Madrid, Spain
- Henry Hudson: Hudson River in North America
- James Cook: Cook Strait in New Zealand
- Bartolomeu Dias: Dias Cross in Cape Town, South Africa
- Christopher Columbus: Columbus Circle in New York City, USA
- Leif Erikson: Leif Erikson Park in New York City, USA
- Abel Tasman: Tasman Sea and Tasman Peninsula in Australia
- Hernando Cortés: Cortés Street in Mexico City, Mexico
Test your knowledge of early explorers and their discoveries with this quiz. From Christopher Columbus to John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Juan Ponce de Leon, discover the stories of these explorers and their contributions to world history.
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