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World HistoryWorksheet: Pirate treasure

You are the captain and crew of a pirate ship. You have captured a large number of pieces of eight but you need to bury them because the Spanish and British Navy are chasing you. If you are caught with the coins you will be imprisoned.

You have sighted an island and decided to hide your treasure. Only one very old pirate has ever been on this island but he is too old to leave the ship to act as a guide. He has given you a description of the island written on a scroll.

You have to decide the best location to bury the treasure and accurately mark this hiding place on the map with an X. The Captain will use the map to retrieve the treasure at a later date.

• Use the compass to plot the directions and draw out a map based on the description.

• Mark all the geographic landmarks on the map.

• Mark the direction of North on the map.

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World HistoryWorksheet: Pirate treasure

Treasure Island

• The island is about 500m wide and 1000m long.

• In the middle there is a large volcano.

• On the western coast there are steep cliffs with a large number of caves.

• You cannot sail near the beaches at the bottom of the coastline in the west because the current is strong and there are many hidden rocks.

• You can land on the eastern coast where the water is shallow and there are golden beaches.

• Behind the beaches on the east coast is dense rain forest which covers the whole of the eastern side of the island.

• There is a path across the island which runs east to north and then north to west in order to avoid the volcano.