2006 Explorer Geo Challange.Lace up lace up Verb to fasten (clothes or footwear) with laces Adjective lace-up (of footwear) to be fastened with laces Noun lace-up your hiking boots, pack your backpack, and saddle up your llama llama (lä`mə), South American domesticated ruminant mammal, Lama glama, of the camel family. Genetic studies indicate that it is descended from the guanaco. ! It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to test your knowledge of world explorers! The 2006 Explorer Geo Challenge will take you to the ends of the Earth To the Ends of the Earth is a trilogy of novels by William Golding, consisting of Rites of Passage (1980), Close Quarters (1987), and Fire Down Below (1989). ! You'll track famous (and some not-so-famous) explorers over oceans and across snowy mountains Snowy Mountains, range of the Australian Alps, SE Australia. It is the site of the Snowy Mts. Hydroelectric Scheme, Australia's most extensive hydroelectricity and irrigation complex. The scheme was begun in 1949 and completed in 1972. . Open this issue vertically, and all the questions will be in front of you; the answers are on the reverse-don't peek! Take your time as you read and answer each question. For each correct response, you get 1 point. The first question appears above. 1. In which year did Victoria Murden and Shirley Metz, the first Americans to make an overland trek to the South Pole South Pole, southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica. , complete their expedition? A. 1918 B. 1989 C. 1977 2. Which teeth-chattering locale was this man the first person to set foot on? A. Patagonia B. North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. C. Tibet 3. In the early 1500s, Spanish explorer Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba cor·do·ba n. See Table at currency. [American Spanish córdoba, after Francisco Fernández de Córdoba (1475?-1526?), Spanish explorer.] Noun 1. became the first European to what modern-day country? A. Chile B. Mexico C.Cuba 4. Estevao da Gama was chosen to find a water route from Portugal to this area. His son, Vasco, completed the mission for him. Where did this explorer go? A. West Africa B. Madagascar C. India 5. The sagas of the Greenlanders tell of Leif Eriksson, who was probably the first European to find which continent? A. Europe B. North America C. Antarctica 6. In 1960, Jacques Piccard was the first person to go to the deepest place on Earth, descending nearly 7 miles to get there. Where did he go? A. Earth's mantle B. the bottom of the Grand Canyon C. the Mariana Trench 7. In 1768, Capt. James Cook had secret instructions from the British navy to seek a continent thought to exist in the South Pacific. What did Cook find? A. Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp`  ə, –y
B. Japan C. Australia 8. After becoming one of the first Europeans to cross Africa, this man disppeared for six years in the wilderness of mat continent. Who was he? A. Alexander the Great B. Hernan Cortes C. Dr. David Livingstone 9. Who was the first European explorer to set foot in the United States, landing at what is now the state Of Florida? A. Juan Ponce de Leon Noun 1. Juan Ponce de Leon - Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521) Ponce de Leon B. John Cabot C. Christopher Columbus 10. Starting in 1271, which Italian explorer spent 24 years traveling with his uncle and father exploring Asia? A. Marco Polo B. Abel Tasman C. Henry Stanley 11. Which explorer is known for being the first to circum-navigate the globe? A. Ferdinand Magellan B. Bartholomeu Dias C. Francis Drake 12. Which famous team trekked the route below to gather information about the Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase, 1803, American acquisition from France of the formerly Spanish region of Louisiana. Reasons for the Purchase The revelation in 1801 of the secret agreement of 1800, whereby Spain retroceded Louisiana to France, aroused ? A. Hooker and Ross B. Lewis and Clark C. Von Humboldt and Bonpland Did you sink or swim? You get 1 point for every correct answer; use our scoring guide below. 0-3 right: You're lost! Start exploring your textbooks! 4-6 right: OK, Next time take your teacher along. 7-9 right: Good! You're ready for adventures of your own. 10-12 right: Excellent! You're ready to be a tour guide. 1. B, 1989 In 1989, Shirley Merz and Victoria Murden were part of a group of 11 people (representing five nations) to trek to the South Pole over land. An experienced mountaineer led the group members, who skiied 740 miles to the Pole. The feat took 51 days. The group had to camp out on the snow and endure severe storms. Once they reached their goal, they were taken back to their base camp by air. Both Murden and Metz have continued to embrace other challenges, such as rowing across the Atlantic Ocean Across the Atlantic Ocean is the twenty-eighth episode[1] of Mobile Suit Gundam. Plot summary Amuro and Sayla manage to reduce their time in docking the Gundam and the G-Fighter to fifteen seconds. and climbing major mountain ranges. 2. B, North Pole Matthew Henson (1866-1955) was orphaned at 11, got a job as a deckhand at 13, and for the next seven years worked on ships that took him all over the globe. At 21, he was chosen to be part of Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary's team. Because of Henson's mapmaking and polar bear-hunting skills, he quickly moved from being Peary's assistant to being a fellow explorer. On April 6, 1909, Peary, Henson, and four Inuits made a dash for the Pole. Henson arrived first, with Peary following in a sled (his toes were frostbitten frost·bite n. Injury or destruction of skin and underlying tissue, most often that of the nose, ears, fingers, or toes, resulting from prolonged exposure to freezing or subfreezing temperatures. tr.v. ). 3. B, Mexico Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba (1475?-1526?) was the first European co set foot on Mexico, but he didn't get much farther than its beaches. Sailing from Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula, Cordoba and his crew of 110 soldiers met the Mayan people in 1517, A conquistador conquistador (kŏnkwĭs`tədôr, Span. kōng-kē'stäthôr`), military leader in the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th cent. , Cordoba planned take over the Mayan lands riches, but the Maya other ideas. Cordoba and his crew were attacked by the Maya whenever the Spaniards tried to land. They were surprised by what they did manage to see--roads, large buildings temples, and are thriving the towns. They had several battles with the Maya but weren't to much gold, which was their mission. Later conquistadors See also
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4. C, India In May 1498, Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama: see Gama, Vasco da. (about 1460-1524) became the first person to sail directly from Europe to India. It took da Gama and his crew 10 months to sail down Africa's west coast, around the Cape of Good Hope Noun 1. Cape of Good Hope - a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town) 2. Cape of Good Hope - a province of western South Africa Cape of Good Hope n → , across the Indian Ocean, and up to southern India. Though he was celebrated for finding the route, nobody in India would trade with him because his goods were deemed too low-quality. Much of his crew died on the return voyage, but da Gama returned to Portugal a hero. 5. B, North America Leif Eriksson (flourished 1000), a Norwegian-Icelandic explorer, sailed to what is now known as Labrador, Canada, on the orders of the Norwegian king, Olaf Tryggvason. According to the sagas (Norwegian history texts), Eriksson sailed from Iceland to Canada's east coast. He explored the coast and set up a village in Labrador, which he called Vinland ("meadowlands"). After a few years, the settlers returned to Norway. 6. C, the Mariana Trench This is the deepest place on Earth, hidden below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Piccard (1922-), a Swiss ocean explorer and scientist, traveled there in a bathyscaphe bathyscaphe Navigable diving vessel developed by Auguste Piccard (assisted by his son Jacques), designed to reach great depths in the ocean. The first bathyscaphe, the FNRS 2, was built in 1946–48 in Belgium. A later version, the Trieste, was acquired by the U.S. , a kind of diving apparatus that he and his father built. Piccard's voyage included steel-crushing water pressure, freezing temperatures, and complete darkness. The trip to the area, called Challenger Deep, took five hours. Piccard stayed at the bottom for 20 minutes. 7. C, Australia Capt. James Cook (1728-1779) is most famous for exploring New Holland (renamed Australia in the early 1800s). But Cook was also the first European to circle Antarctica and land at New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . In 1778, he became the first European to set foot on the Hawaiian Islands. Cook wasn't just a great explorer; he was a good leader too. Cook was the first ship commander to order his crew to eat sauerkraut and citrus fruits to prevent scurvy scurvy, deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can synthesize their own vitamin C, but humans, other primates, guinea pigs, and a few other species lack an enzyme (a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C vitamin C or ascorbic acid Water-soluble organic compound important in animal metabolism. Most animals produce it in their bodies, but humans, other primates, and guinea pigs need it in the diet to prevent scurvy. ). Shortly thereafter it became common for sailors to eat fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C; British sailors became known as "limeys" because they ate limes limes plural limites (Latin; “path”) In ancient Rome, a strip of open land along which troops advanced into unfriendly territory. It came to mean a Roman military road, fortified with watchtowers and forts. to prevent the disease. 8. C, Dr. David Livingstone When the New York Herald The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. The first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr. (1795–1872). sent a reporter to find Livingstone (I813-1873) in 1869, most people thought it was a publicity stunt. Livingstone was an explorer who hoped to bring "Christianity, commerce, and civilization" to Africa as he traveled across the continent looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new trade routes and places to set up religious missions. He also tried to find the Nile River's source. On his last mission, he disappeared for so long that most people assumed he was dead. When the reporter, Henry Stanley, found Livingstone recovering from an illness next to Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania in 1871, he famously said, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 9. A, Juan Ponce de Leon De Leon (1460-1521) landed at present-day Florida on Easter Sunday in 1513, Some historians say he was searching for the mythical "Fountain of Youth Fountain of Youth legendary fountain of eternal youth. [World Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 432] See : Unattainability "; others say he was just looking for gold and glory. Sailing the Bahamas and heading north, Ponce de Leon Ponce de Le·ón , Juan 1460-1521. Spanish explorer who sailed with Columbus on his second voyage (1493-1494) and discovered Florida (1513) while looking for the legendary Fountain of Youth. Noun 1. thought he had found another island when spotted Florida He claimed it for Spain as La Pascua Florida ("Easters feast of flowers"). When he returned in 1521 to colonize col·o·nize v. col·o·nized, col·o·niz·ing, col·o·niz·es v.tr. 1. To form or establish a colony or colonies in. 2. To migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony. 3. it, a local Native--American tribe attacked him and his crew; Ponce de Leon was hit with a poisoned arrow and later died from his wounds. He never knew Florida was part of the continent of North America. 10. A, Marco Polo Polo (1254-1324) was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia, and he spent more than a decade exploring China. Beginning in Venice, Italy, the Polo family traveled across the Middle East and through India and Mongolia on parts of the Silk Road, a trading route. Polo was 17 when he left home and 40 when he returned! The journey was long and difficult; the Polos crossed deserts, climbed Himalayan mountain passes, and made lengthy sojourns. Marco and his family stayed in China for 10 years and became part of Emperor Kublai Khan's court. While exploring, Polo kept journals of his travels, which include the first Western records of coal, gunpowder, printing, a postal service, paper money, and silk. Back in Italy, Polo published a book of his travels, which many people found unbelievable. On his deathbed in 1324, he said, "I have told you only half of what I saw!" 11. A, Ferdinand Magellan Magellan (about 1480-1521) is credited with being the first to sail around the globe. The Spanish government financed Magellan's trip, which was originally destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the Spice Islands. In 1519, Magellan (who was Portuguese) set sail with 270 men and five ships. Crew member Antonio Pigafetta kept a diary that documented the voyage's problems, including the constant threat of mutiny. After rounding the tip of South America. Magellan drought his goal was near, but he was wrong. His starving crew had to eat animal hides, sawdust and rats. Magellan was killed in the Philippines, but Pigafetta and 17 others returned co Spain. 12. B, Lewis and Clark On May 14, 1804, Capt. Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and 2nd Lt. William Clark (1770-1838) began the first overland expedition to the Pacific coast. The duo (and a team of about 50 men and a dog) began near St. Louis and traveled west, exploring the new American lands. When the team reached North Dakota, a Native American woman named Sacagawea (1786?-1812) joined the expedition to help them communicate with native peoples. Lewis and Clark took extensive notes and recorded previously unknown species of plants and animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woodley.[1] They are signed to Secret City Records. , such as coyotes and sea otters. The party reached the Pacific in November 1805. GEO CHALLENGE Instructions The Current Events Geo Challenge is made up of 13 geography and explorer questions. The questions are located on the outside pages of the special report, and the answers are on the inside pages. Make sure students don't peek inside before taking the quiz/Give students one point for each question they answer correctly. There is a total of 13 points. Get Talking Some people say that the Earth has been thoroughly explored and that there's nowhere new to go. Ask students if they think that's true. Do they think the reasons people explore today are the same reasons people explored in the past? Notes Behind the News The National Geographic-Roper 2002 Global Geographic Literacy Survey quizzed more than 3,000 18-to-24-year olds worldwide to assess their geography skills. Of the young adults in the nine countries surveyed, Americans got the second-lowest grade. Young Americans had trouble recognizing countries on a Middle East/Asia map. Only one in seven could locate Iraq or Iran. On average fewer than l in 5 teens worldwide could locate Iraq. When asked to identify 12 countries on a map of Europe, young Americans could locate about 3. Doing More Most explorers during the age of discovery traveled with maps that were only partially accurate, and sometimes they had no maps at all! Ask students to think about the route they take to school each morning. Tell them to take a few minutes to sketch out a map of the area. Ask them what kind of information they would include on the map. Then ask them to try using their maps on the way to school. How useful were their maps? Link It! www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers |
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