The floating islands on Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is the...............lake in South America.

• largest

• smallest

• deepest

Lake Titicaca is located on the border of ......

• Argentina and Peru.

• Bolivia and Peru.

• Bolivia and Brazil.

How many islands are there on Lake Titicaca?

• 44

• 43

• 42

How are called the people living on the floating island ?

• the Uros people

• Titicaca people

• the Totora people

Where do the 'totora' grasses grow?

• on the mainland

• around the lake

• on the island

How often do the islanders have to build a new 'floor'?

• every ten months

• every year

• every few months

How far are the floating islands from the mainland?

• 7 km

• 17 km

• 6 km

The Uros people are friendly and polite to the tourists because.......

• they rely on them economically.

• they give them money to survive.

• they only want to have a connection to the outer world

The local people make themselves beautiful .............. in order to make money.

• souvenirs

• dolls.

• boats.

Choose TRUE sentences about the traditional Uros hat.

• It's only made by men.

• It's made of wool.

• Tourists are keen to buy it.

• Women can wear this hat.