TCI Social Studies Chapter 4 Vocabulary Grade 5

The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America

A person who travels in search of new geographical information

An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars

A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures

A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale

The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas

The time in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas

An independent country whose people mostly share a common identity