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Match the explorers with their respective countries of origin:
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:
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:
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:
Match the geographical features or concepts with their descriptions:
Match the explorers with the modern landmarks or geographical features named after them:
Match the explorers with the modern landmarks or geographical features named after them:
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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
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