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    1-2 2-4 3-5 4-1 5-3 ----------------------- Task 1. Find and match the biography details to the explorers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. He was a Portuguese explorer‚ one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.He is one of the most famous and celebrated explorers from the Discovery Ages‚ being the first European to reach India through sea. This discovery was very impactful

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    Henry Hudson (1565-1611) was an English explorer and navigator who explored parts of the Arctic Ocean and northeastern North America. The Hudson River‚ Hudson Strait‚ and Hudson Bay are all named after Hudson. Little is known about Hudson’s early life. Hudson was hired by the Muscovy Company in 1607‚ to find a waterway from Europe to Asia. Hudson made two trips (in 1607 and 1608)‚ but failed to find a route to China. In 1607‚ he sailed to Spitzbergen (an island north of Scandinavia in the Arctic

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    Jump to Navigation Frame Your location: Assessments › View All Submissions › View Attempt View Attempt 1 of unlimited Title: RE3-U1A Started: February 22‚ 2011 12:26 AM Submitted: February 22‚ 2011 12:32 AM Time spent: 00:06:22 Total score: 100/100 = 100% Total score adjusted by 0.0 Maximum possible score: 100 1. A1   Unit 1A The World’s Game Before You Read A: True or False: Look at the information on page 10 about soccer. Are these statements true or false? 1. More women play soccer in

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    I am arguing that pirates and explorers are the same. Some reasons that shows they are alike is simply‚ how society has portrayed them how we think and how movie/book show that pirates are evil and manipulative and explorers are brilliant and heroic. Another reason they are alike is there greed‚ there has been many times that explorers and their greed has taken over. The last reason is what they’ve done‚ and how both of them have done horrible things. These are the three reasons why I think that

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    Quotations Suggestions Explorers‚ or boys messing about? Either way‚ taxpayer gets rescue bill  Title ridicules ’explorers’ and makes them seem immature through the use of ’boys’ Helicopter duo plucked from life-raft after Antarctic crash  Use of ’plucked’ makes the explorers seem useless and helpless. Aims to embarrass them and make the reader scoff at how humorous it sounds for someone to be plucked from a crash Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military

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    Persuasive Essay Since North America has been discovered many expeditors have explored in the United States‚ including Cabeza de Veca‚ Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and William Bradford. In this essay I will try to persuade you that William Bradford was the best navigator out of all of them by comparing their expeditions‚ qualities and strengths and weaknesses. Don Garcia Lopez de Cardenas was an okay commander. He was smart and a good communicator‚ “They (Native Americans) provided him guides

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    Matthew Henson: Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson was born on August 8‚ 1866‚ in Maryland. His parents were freeborn black sharecroppers. When Henson was four‚ his family moved to Washington D.C. where more jobs were available. When his parents died‚ he and his siblings moved in with a nearby uncle. Henson was fascinated by stories about life at sea‚ so when he saw a chance to become a cabin boy for Captain Childs‚ he took it. Childs instructed him in math‚ history‚ geography and the Bible as they

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    colonization and trade expansion. In the 19th century startling results were achieved by wealthy and gifted amateurs. However quite early in this century virtually the whole of the earth’s surface had been mapped in outline‚ and most of it surveyed by explorers on foot. The process has more recently been completed by the use of the aircraft and the helicopter. Attention is now concentrated on underground and undersea exploration and in recent years on space exploration. Before the First World War

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    the Masai Mamas working with Basecamp Maasai Brand (BMB)‚ these dots speak to their profound dedication to making a superior future for themselves‚ their youngsters‚ families and the groups. THE STORY BEHIND BASECAMP MAASAI BRAND Since Basecamp Explorer was established in 1999 our way to deal with tourism has been exemplified in the idea of-’Tourism for individuals‚ planet and benefit’. This is the sole reason in the matter of why we bolster a few economical improvement ventures including Basecamp

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    Samuel De Champlain (1567?-1635) was a French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him (Lake Champlain‚ on the border of northern New York state and Vermont‚ named in 1609) and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. In 1603‚ Champlain sailed to France on Francois Grave Du Pont’s expedition. They sailed up the St. Lawrence River and the Saguenay

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