Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
EXPLORE
FRANCE
GREENLAND
ICELAND
JAQUESCARTIER
JOHNCABOT
LEIFERICKSON
MERCHANT
NAVIGATE
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHAMERICA
ROUTES
VERRAZANO
VIKINGSHIP
VOYAGE
VOYAGE

This word search contains the names of the Early Explorers we have covered in class. It also lists some of the countries mentioned in our studies as well as describing what some of the explorers were hoping to find in their journeys.

Try to find all 23 words on this board.

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K Q C N A V I G A T E E J T J
T D E A O V E N W S G O A J A
D N L H M K T I U A H L E M Q
N A A C A H I B Y N A E V G U
A L N R R L M O C N L I E I E
L D D E V U V A T S K F R E S
N N T M L L B I T I R E R N C
E U D O N O C S N A X R A G A
E O C O T O I G N P O I Z L R
R F U O C N S C L U Z C A A T
G W V E O H E O T A J K N N I
G E A L I S R E I J Q S O D E
O N O P I E S S B U E O Q Z R
A C I R E M A H T R O N Z J A
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Answer Key for Early Explorers

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  715ne
ATALANTICOCEAN  88sw
CANADA  91e
COLONISTS  215ne
COLUMBUS  310ne
DRAKE  37ne
ENGLAND  147s
EXPLORE  128sw
FRANCE  127sw
GREENLAND  112n
ICELAND  31s
JAQUESCARTIER  151s
JOHNCABOT  132sw
LEIFERICKSON  124s
MERCHANT  48n
NAVIGATE  42e
NEWFOUNDLAND  214n
NORTHAMERICA  1215w
ROUTES  129sw
VERRAZANO  135s
VIKINGSHIP  126sw
VOYAGE  77ne
VOYAGE  77ne