1. Early Explorers and
Map Skills
SOL 3.3 and 3.5

3. ANTARCTICA

4. ASIA
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA

6. Pacific
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Arctic Ocean

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

8. United States
Canada

9. England
Spain
France
Spain
France
England

10. A person who
travels looking for
new discoveries

12. Before becoming an
explorer himself, Jacques
Cartier was a great
navigator for other
famous explorers.

13. King Francis of France paid for Cartier’s first solo
voyage in 1534. He left the country and sailed west across
the Arctic Ocean to colonize the new world.

18. He finally reached and claimed land in North
America for France while exploring the St.
Lawrence River Valley (near Quebec, Canada).

19. Click on the links below to learn more about your explorer!
• Cartier Poster
• Explorers
• World Explorers
• Kidinfo Explorers