History and Geography

A large area of land is called ?

• An ocean

• A continent

• An aarchipelago

• An island

The longest line of latitude is the

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Tropicof Capricorn

• Artic Circle

An island in the indian Ocean which was not formed by volcanoes is

• Réunion

• Rodrigues

• Madagascar

• Mauritius

In Mauritius, most rivers have their sources

• at the sea

• on coastal plains

• on mountain ranges

• in the central plateau

one features that help to protect our sandy beaches is

• jetties

• coral reefs

• terraces

• barrier reefs

convectional rain are most likely to occur in

• winter mornings

• winter afternoons

• summer mornings

• summer afternoons

The first people to visit Rodrigues were the

• Portuguese

• Dutch

• Arabs

• French

rodrigues was named after

• a dutch prince

• a portuguese sailor

• a french official

• a british governor

The first Dutch to land in Rodrigues was

• Van Warwyk

• Pieter Both

• Mathurin Brehinier

• Wolphart Harmensen

An extinct bird found only in Rodrigues long ago was the

• Solitaire

• Fauvette de Rodrigues

• Cardinal Jaune

• Dodo