Chapter 4
Vocabulary
official permission to
operate
charter
a navigational device with a
needle that points to the
magnetic north
compass
map-making
cartography
a journey for a specific
purpose, such as exploration
expedition
things heard in rumors or
gossip
hearsay
the sole possession or control
of something, such as the
buying or selling of a particular
product
monopoly
a military force composed
mostly of citizen-soldiers
militia
one who measures and maps
out the size, shape, position,
and so on of an area of land
surveyor
one who travels somewhere
from another location but who
does not plan to stay in the
new place permanently
tourist