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What is a backstaff?
A backstaff is a an early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
What would explorers use as a toilet?
early explorers used the ground or a hole in the ground.
What technology was used by the early explorers?
It was: compass, astrolabe
What body of water was used for a highway for early explorers settlers and immigrants?
an early exploration route
What was the transport used by early explorers to get to Antarctica?
Ships were - and still are - used to travel to the continent.
What countries did the early explorers come from?
The early explorers come from Italy, Spain, and France.
Why were early explorers and cartographers fascinated by continental coastlines?
The early Spanish explorers were looking for Silver and Gold!early explorers set out to find new land for the rest of their tribesthe natives taught early explorers about how to use herbs for medicine
What technology did early explorers use?
They used compasses , sea jornals, telescopes, and maps.
What did early explorers set out to do?
early explorers set out to find new land for the rest of their tribes
What did natives teach early explorers?
the natives taught early explorers about how to use herbs for medicine.
Who were the western explorers who had early contact with the incas?
Europeans & Spanish explorers.
How did cartography help explorers and what was its purpose?
Cartography - is the creation of maps. Early explorers drew charts of their journey - and made extensive notes, Subsequent explorers used those diagrams and notes to follow the same route.
