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