| A | B |
|---|
| saga | adventure story about brave deeds of people long ago |
| knoll | small, round hill |
| encounter | A meeting, such as one between peoples who have never met before |
| exploration | searching the unknown |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |
| monarch | a king or queen |
| Renaissance | A french word meaning "rebirth," used to name a time of advances in thought, learning, art and science |
| compass | an instrument used to find direction. It has a needle that always points north. |
| navigation | The study or act of planning and controlling the course of a ship. |
| conclusion | a decision or an idea reached by thoughtful study |
| isthmus | A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas |
| expedition | A journey made for a special reason |
| scurvy | a sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin V, which is found in fruit and vegetables |
| parallels | East-west lines on a map or globe that are always the same distance apart. Also called lines of latitude |
| meridians | North-south lines on a map or globe that run from pole to pole. Also called lines of longitude. |
| prime meridian | The meridian marked 0°. It runs north and south through Greenwich, Britain. |
| equator | The line of latitude marked 0°. This line goes around the thickest part of the earth and separates north from south. |
| hemisphere | Half of the earth. Could be eastern, western, northern, or southern. |
