Explorers Vocabulary

Money a business has leftover after it has paid all its costs.

The line at which the Earth's surface and the sky seem to meet.

Spanish word for conquerors who came to the Americas in the 1500s.

To take control of an area and establish a colony.

Use of scientific knowledge or new tools to make or do something.

Science used by sailors to plot their course and determine their location.

Pointer that shows directions on a map.

Map making skills.

Dealing with how individuals, governments, and nations make financial decisions.

Navigational tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their way.

Relating to government or politics.