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Sailing Into New Worlds

These activities will help you review the vocabulary used in studying how explorers use the oceans to investigate diverse cultures.
Suggested Grade Level: Upper Elementary

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adaptto adjust or modity oneself to a new environment, different conditions; accommodate
oceanthe vast body of salt water that covers almost three-fourths of the earth's surface
explorera person who investigates unknown regions
diverseof a differnt kind, form, character; unlike
culturethe sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another
navigatora person who conducts explorations by sea
colonya group of people who form in a new land a settlement subject to a parent state; any people or territory separated from but subject to a ruling power
discoverto gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown)
indigenousnative; originating in and characterizing a particular region or country
claimdemand as a right or as due; to assert one's right to something


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