The Explorers
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America
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An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
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English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who
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A vessel that carries passengers or freight (plural)
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A city in southwestern Virginia
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Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see
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A pop group not affiliated with a major record company (plural)
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Capital of the state of North Carolina
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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima
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Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any (plural)
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m
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Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain
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Evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers
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A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
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The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
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A former village on the ___ River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk
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A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
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The 3rd planet from the sun
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French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France