Geography and Science Critical to the Novel

By: Shelly Ignacio, Isabelle Belleza, Ashley Martin, and MaryKate O’Neill

Alpine Glaciers

• The surface is hard and rough because it is made out of ice.

• They are also jagged and on high, elevated lands. They can be very slippery.

• Snow bridges are created on a crack of a glacier. These can be very dangerous and collapse.

• The cracks are called a crevice and are sometimes even a mile long!

Arcangel

• The city of Arcangel is a city and administrative center in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on the bank of the Northern Dvina River. It is a major seaport, a center for timber and fishing industries. They speak Russian.

Ingolstadt

• The city of Ingolstadt is in the free state of Bavaria in the Federal Republic of Germany. It was originally a fortress city and is located on the banks of the Danube river. There are two big schools, Ingolstadt School of Management for Business, and the University of Applied Sciences, a university for technology, computer science and business administration. German is spoken there.

Geneva

• The city of Geneva is in Southwestern Switzerland. It is divided into two sections. The old section lies south of the Rhone River and the newer section lies north of the Rhone River. The language spoken there is French. Geneva is a famous International City.

Orkney Islands

• The Orkney Islands are a small group of islands in Scotland. There are around sixty-five islands that make up the Orkney Islands. The Orkney Islands has 377 square miles of land. The Orkney Islands has only two towns called Kirkwall and Stromness. The Orkney Islands has a mild climate and rich soil; this is ideal for farming. They speak English.

Alchemy

• Alchemy is the way of studying and experimenting with matter. These matters include similarities and elements of chemistry, philosophy, and spirituality. Alchemy mostly deals with changing natural materials into useful or valuable substances.

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