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9 Cards in this Set
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merchant
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A buyer and seller of goods for profit
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navigation
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The science of determining a ship's location and direction and distance it traveled
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port
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A harbor where ships dock to load and unload cargo
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isthmus
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A narrow strip of land between two bodies of water
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circumnavigate
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To go completely around the world, especially by water
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peninsula
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A long, narrow potion of land extnding out into the water
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epidemic
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A disease contracted by many people at one time.
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mission
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A settlement of religious teachers
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missionary
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A person who teaches his or her religion to others with different beliefs
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