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20 Cards in this Set
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Can be proved true.
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Fact
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Claimed new sea for Spain later named Pacific Ocean
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Balboa
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What a person believes; cannot be proven true
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Opinion
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Pacific means
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Peaceful
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cuts the earth in half longitude.
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Prime Meridian
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a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas
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Isthmus
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Cuts the earth in half (latitude)
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Equator
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The German cartographer who made the first map with the new continent.
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Martin Waldseemuller
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Runs east/west latitude
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Parallels
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He did not believe that Columbus found Indies or that Cabot found Cathay. After his voyage, he claimed there had to be a new continent. The Americas are named for him.
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Magellan named sea Balboa had found.
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Pacific Ocean
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The people he found in the Indies were called
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Indians
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Another name for longitude
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Meridian
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Sailed for England, he landed in Newfoundland, Canada, but thought he had found Cathay (China)
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John Cabot
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A sickness caused by not getting enough Vitamin C
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Scurvy
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Completed first trip around the world.
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Magellan
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Runs north/south
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Longitude
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What is a decision reached by thoughtful study?
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Conclusion
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connects North and South America
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Isthmus of Panama
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A journey taken for a special reason
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Expedition
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