Geography

Question

nfer Why do you think

some exploration routes

were thousands of miles

while others were much

shorter?

Answer

Some exploration routes were thousands of miles long because they were searching for new lands, resources, and trade routes, while others were shorter because they were revisiting already-known areas.

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Explorers during the Age of Exploration were searching for new lands, resources, and trade routes. This often required them to travel thousands of miles in order...