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Who explored enough of South America to deem it a new continent? A. Pedro Alvarez Cabral B. Ferdinand Magellan C. John Cabot D. Amerigo Vespucci

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i think b is your answer
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Your answer is D because Amerigo Vespucci discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro and Rio de la Plata. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World.
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