| A | B |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| Equator | an imaginary line on a globe that runs from east to west |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line on a globe that runs from north to south |
| community | a place where people live, work, and play |
| rules | what people must or must not do at school or home |
| laws | rules people have agreed to live by in the community |
| European | a person from the continent of Europe |
| explorer | a person who discovers an area for a country to claim ownership of |
| route | a way to travel |
| sponsor | the country and or people that paid for an explorer's trip |
| voyage | a long trip |
| Jacques Cartier | sponsored by France and explored in Canada |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | sponsored by Spain and explored in Florida |
| Christopher Columbus | sponsored by Spain and explored the Americas (Bahamas) |
| Christopher Newport | sponsored by England and explored Jamestown, Virginia |