Activities: Spanish Explorers
Name_____________________
Spanish Explorers 1513-1542
Use the information provided on the map to answer the following questions.
1. How many explorers are listed on the map? List them.______________________________
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2. What two continents are shown on the map?______________________________________
3. What two oceans are shown on the map?_________________________________________
4. Which explorer made their journey first?________________________________________
5. Which explorer(s) on the map traveled to South America?___________________________
6. What explorer sailed from 1539-1542?_________________________________________
7. What island did Juan Ponce de Leon sail from?____________________________________
8. What two other bodies of water are listed on the map?______________________________
9. Which explorer landed in what is today Mexico and conquered the Aztecs in 1519?_______
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10. What explorer sailed around the coast of Florida?_________________________________
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Activities: Spanish Explorers
Answer Key
Spanish Explorers 1513-1542
1. How many explorers are listed on the map? List them. A) 5; Juan Ponce de Leon, Hernando
Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Coronado
2. What two continents are shown on the map? A) North and South America
3. What two oceans are shown on the map? A) Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
4. Which explorer made their journey first? A) Juan Ponce de Leon
5. Which explorer(s) on the map traveled to South America? A) Francisco Pizarro
6. What explorer sailed from 1539-1542? A) Hernando de Soto
7. What island did Juan Ponce de Leon sail from? A) Hispaniola
8. What two other bodies of water are listed on the map? A) Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico
9. Which explorer landed in what is today Mexico and conquered the Aztecs in 1519
A) Hernando Cortez
10. What explorer sailed around the coast of Florida? A) Juan Ponce de Leon
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