Early Explorers and Map Skills

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Early Explorers and Map Skills

• SOL 3.3 and 3.5

Robin Powell Mecklenburg County
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This lesson is designed to reinforce Virginia
SOL 3.3 and 3.5The student will develop map
skills and study the exploration of America.

• In order to meet these standards, students should
  be able to
• Position and label the seven continents and the
  four oceans to create a world map
• Use the equator and the prime meridian to
  identify the four hemispheres
• Locate the countries of Spain, England, and
  France
• Identify reasons for exploring, the information
  gained, and the results from the travel
• Describe the accomplishments of Christopher
  Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacque Cartier, and
  Christopher Newport
• Locate the regions in the Americas explored by
  Columbus (San Salvador in the Bahamas), Juan
  Ponce de Leon (near St. Augustine, Florida),
  Jacques Cartier (near Quebec, Canada), and
  Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia)

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Let's review maps!
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Can you name the seven continents?
ASIA
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
AFRICA
SOUTH AMERICA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA
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Can you name the four oceans?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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Map Quiz
Number your paper from 1 to 11. Match the name of
the ocean or continent with the number and write
it on your paper. Use the word bank below.
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Word Bank Africa Antarctica Arctic
Ocean Asia Atlantic Ocean Australia Europe Indian
Ocean North America Pacific Ocean South America
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4
1
8
5
2
10
9
6
7
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We live on the continent of North America. Can
you name the countries on our continent?
North America
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Canada
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mexico
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The Countries of Europe
England
England
France
France
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain
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Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
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Christopher Columbus
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across
the Atlantic Ocean in search of the Indies. He
had spent much time trying to convince King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to pay for
the ships that would have him bringing them all
of the finest riches in India. This would be a
difficult journey because Columbus would have to
sail west to reach the Indies in the east.
The King and Queen finally agreed and gave
Columbus three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and
the Santa Maria. After a difficult voyage,
Columbus and his three ships landed. Believing he
had landed in India he named the native people
there Indians. Columbus actually landed on an
island south of North America, known as San
Salvador. This mistake in which he discovered
the Americas opened the doors to future European
exploration.
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Christopher Columbus' Journey
Spain
San Salvador
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Juan Ponce de Leon

• Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain
• He went looking for the Fountain of Youth
• He was the first European to land on the
  peninsula of Florida
• Ponce de Leon explored the area that later became
  St. Augustine, the first Spanish settlement in
  the New World

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Ponce de Leons Journey
Spain
Florida
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Jacques Cartier

• Cartier sailed for France.
• He was looking for the Northwest passage to the
  Indies.
• He explored the St. Lawrence River in Canada,
  near what later became Quebec.

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Jacques Cartiers Voyage
St. Lawrence River
France
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Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport sailed for England. He was
sent by the Virginia Company to establish a
colony in the New World. Newport sailed with
colonists and supplies on three ships the Susan
Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery.
They landed in the New World in 1607 and named
the new settlement Jamestown, after King James of
England. Jamestown was the first successful
English settlement. It is located on the James
River in what is now Virginia.
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Christopher Newport's Voyage
England
Jamestown
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ReviewWho were the explorers we studied?Where
did they come from?What were their
accomplishments?

• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon
• Jacques Cartier
• Christopher Newport

• Spain
• England
• France
• San Salvador
• St. Augustine
• Quebec
• Jamestown

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Number your paper from 1 to 4. Match the explorer
with the accomplishment. Write the explorers
name on the line beside the number.
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3
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