Unit 2 Maps and Globes Skills

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In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and claimed land in the West Indies for Spain.

What explorer in 1502 became the first to call the Americas a New World? He was born in Italy and sailed to the eastern coast of South America.

Another name for longitude.

Christopher Columbus started his voyage in Spain at 35 degrees North and 5 degrees West.

A pattern of criss-crossing lines that can help you find locations on a map.

Imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the equator.

0 degrees longitude

Born in Spain, in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific Ocean.