Explorers

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• Studiejaar 5

Explorers

If you were an explorer in
the 16th century, where would you've gone?

The first person to circumnavigate the globe was

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Marco Polo
3. Ferdinand Magellan and Elcano
4. Leif Erikson

The word "explore" comes from the Latin word "explorare", which means to _________

1. A. travel to new places
2. C. discover new things
3. B. search for something
4. D. all of the above

A person who travels to unknown or remote places in order to learn about them is called an:

1. (a) adventurer
2. (b) explorer
3. (c) mountaineer
4. (d) scientist

The process of exploring new places is called:

1. discovery
2. expedition
3. journey
4. voyage

A group of people who travel together for a long journey, especially to explore a new place, is called an:

1. expedition
2. caravan
3. convoy
4. fleet

A person who studies plants and animals in the wild is called a:

1. geologist
2. botanist
3. ecologist
4. anthropologist

A person who studies the history of human cultures is called an:

1. a) anthropologist
2. (b) archaeologist
3. (c) historian
4. (d) sociologist

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the:

1. equator
2. hemisphere
3. middle pole
4. tropic of Cancer

What is your view on the discoverers in the 16th and 17th century?

When you explore new territory, you not only get new things, you also give things. Can you name anything the explorers took with them?

Work in groups of 2 or three people and create a mini-presentation (5min) answering the following question:

What do you think is left to explore?

What would you like to explore and how would you go about it? 

Next week we will discuss your ideas. The groups will be shuffled and you will have to tell someone new about your group's plans.