The Treasure Hunt
1. How many colors did you find on Amelia’s flight across the equator?
2. Blue, aquamarine and green are found in the description of a reef. What is a reef?
3. For Amelia what geography is the most difficult? Where does she first encounter it?
4. How many places did Amelia visit in South America? Locate them on a map.
5. Brown is the color of the vast open plain Amelia lands on Africa. What is a plain?
6. How would you describe the climate along the equator in Africa?
7. What are “ships of the desert?”
8. What are “silver threads?”
9. What is an island? Locate the islands Amelia visited on a map.
10. How many continents are there on this planet?
11. How many continents did Amelia fly to during her equatorial flight? Name them.
12. Electra was the name of Amelia’s plane. What famous character inspired this name?
13. Who wrote “Denmark’s a prison? In what theatre work is this line found?
Answers:
1.) 10 - blue, aquamarine, green, brown, red, grey, pink, silver, white, gold, mauve 2.) In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water (six fathoms or less at low water). 3.) jungle, in South America 4.) four 5.) In geography, a plain is an area of land with relatively high relief, as well as flat. 6.) the poetic images - thirsty sand, travels by day and sleeps by night and crystal crop refer to the heat, Massawa being one of the hottest places in the world 7.) camels 8.) irrigation water 9.) An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. 10.) seven 11.) four - South America, Africa, Asia and Australia 12.) In Greek mythology, Electra was an Argosian princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra during the Trojan War 13.) William Shakespeare, Hamlet