The Nile River
What is the Longest River in the World?
What is the Nile River
What is the largest desert in the world?
What is a map key(legend) used for?
What is explains symbols on a map
Who is the mysterious millionaire in The Westing Game?
What is Sam Westing
Who is the main character in The Alchemist?
What is Santiago
Name one way the Nile River helps people live in this region
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What is the Sahel, and where is it located?
What is A semi-arid region south of the Sahara Desert
What are the four cardinal directions?
What is the prize for winning The Westing Game?
What is the Westing Fortune
What is Santiago's recurring dream about?
What is a treasure buried near the Egyptian pyramids?
What are two main tributaries form the Nile River?
Name one way people have adapted to life in the Sahara.
Nomadic herding, using camels for transportation, or wearing loose clothing
What is the difference between absolute and relative direction
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What is the connection between Turtle Wexler and Sam Westing?
She figures out his true identity and becomes his heir
How does the Niles flooding benefit agriculture?
It deposits nutrient rich silt on farmland
What is desertification?
What does a political map show?
What is borders, cities, and countries
What is the real identity of Sam Westing?
He is also Barney Northup, Sandy McSouthers, and Julian Eastman
Who teaches Santiago about the Soul of the world/
What is the alchemist
Name one modern challenge affecting the Nile today.
Water pollution and dam construction
How do human activities contribute to the expansion of the Sahara?
What is overgrazing, deforestation, or poor land management
What are the five themes of geography
Location, Place, Human-Environment interaction, movement, and region
What lesson does The Westing Game teach about appearances and assumptions?
People aren't always who they seem, and first impressions can be misleading.
What ironic twist happens when Santiago finally reaches the pyramids?
What is He learns the treasure was buried back in Spain where he started.