1. Early Explorers and Map Skills
SOL 3.3 and 3.5
Robin Powell
Mecklenburg County

2. This lesson is designed to reinforce: Virginia SOL 3. 3 and 3
This lesson is designed to reinforce: Virginia SOL 3.3 and 3.5 The student will develop map skills and study the exploration of America.
In order to meet these standards, students should be able to:
Position and label the seven continents and the four oceans to create a world map
Use the equator and the prime meridian to identify the four hemispheres
Locate the countries of Spain, England, and France
Identify reasons for exploring, the information gained, and the results from the travel
Describe the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Jacque Cartier, and Christopher Newport
Locate the regions in the Americas explored by Columbus (San Salvador in the Bahamas), Juan Ponce de Leon (near St. Augustine, Florida), Jacques Cartier (near Quebec, Canada), and Christopher Newport (Jamestown, Virginia)

3. Let's review maps!

4. Can you name the seven continents?
NORTH AMERICA
EUROPE
ASIA
AFRICA
SOUTH AMERICA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA

5. Can you name the four oceans?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean

6. Map Quiz
Number your paper from 1 to 11. Match the name of the ocean or continent with the number and write it on your paper. Use the word bank below. 11
Word Bank
Africa
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
Asia
Atlantic Ocean
Australia
Europe
Indian Ocean
North America
Pacific Ocean
South America 3 4 1 8 5 2 10 9 6 7

7. We live on the continent of North America
We live on the continent of North America. Can you name the countries on our continent?
North America

8. Canada
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mexico

9. The Countries of Europe
England
England
France
France
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain

10. Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?

11. Christopher Columbus
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean in search of the Indies. He had spent much time trying to convince King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to pay for the ships that would have him bringing them all of the finest riches in India. This would be a difficult journey because Columbus would have to sail west to reach the Indies in the east.
The King and Queen finally agreed and gave Columbus three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. After a difficult voyage, Columbus and his three ships landed. Believing he had landed in India he named the native people there Indians. Columbus actually landed on an island south of North America, known as San Salvador. This “mistake” in which he discovered the Americas opened the doors to future European exploration.

12. Christopher Columbus' Journey
Spain
San Salvador

13. Juan Ponce de Leon Ponce de Leon sailed for Spain
He went looking for the Fountain of Youth
He was the first European to land on the peninsula of Florida
Ponce de Leon explored the area that later became St. Augustine, the first Spanish settlement in the New World

14. Ponce de Leon’s Journey
Spain
Florida

15. Jacques Cartier Cartier sailed for France.
He was looking for the Northwest passage to the Indies.
He explored the St. Lawrence River in Canada, near what later became Quebec.

16. Jacques Cartier’s Voyage
St. Lawrence River
France

17. Christopher Newport
Christopher Newport sailed for England. He was sent by the Virginia Company to establish a colony in the New World. Newport sailed with colonists and supplies on three ships: the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery.
They landed in the New World in 1607 and named the new settlement Jamestown, after King James of England. Jamestown was the first successful English settlement. It is located on the James River in what is now Virginia.

18. Christopher Newport's Voyage
England
Jamestown

19. Review Who were the explorers we studied. Where did they come from
Review Who were the explorers we studied? Where did they come from? What were their accomplishments?
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Newport
Spain
England
France
San Salvador
St. Augustine
Quebec
Jamestown

20. Number your paper from 1 to 4
Number your paper from 1 to 4. Match the explorer with the accomplishment. Write the explorer’s name on the line beside the number. 2 3 4 1