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Early Explorers and Map Skills
SOL 3.3 and 3.5
ANTARCTICA
ASIAEUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA
Atlan
tic
Oce
an
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
North America
We live on the continent of North America. Can you name the countries
on our continent?
United States
Canada
Mexico At
lant
ic O
cean
Pacifi
c Oce
an
England
Spain
France
Italy
Spain
France
England
Italy
A person who travels looking
for new discoveries
Who sailed the ocean blue in
1492?
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean to find a western
route to Asia.
Before he left, he had spent much time trying to convince King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella of Spain to pay for the ships. He promised to
bring them all of the finest riches in India. This would
not be easy 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.
SPAIN
SAN SALVADOR
SPAIN
SAN SALVADOR
SPAIN
SAN SALVADOR
SPAIN
SAN SALVADOR
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. He became the first European to
discover the “New World.”
Click on the links below to learn more about your explorer!
• World Explorers
• Explorers
• Columbus Poster
• Kidinfo Explorers
• Social Studies for Kids
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