Global Perspective

1. 1. A piece of land surrounded by water is called _________________

• mainland

• home

• Island

• river

6. 2. What is the taste of seawater?

   

• Bitter

• Sour 

• Salty

• Sweet

5. 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of transport used to travel to and from islands?

    

• Boat

• Airplane

• Helicopter

• Train

4. 4. Robben Island is a famous island in ___________

• South America

• South Sudan

• South Africa

• South Ireland

3. 5. Robben island is located in ___________

• Durban

• Johannesburg

• cape Town

• Pretoria

4. 6. Nelson Mandela was a political prisoner who was kept in jail on _____________

• seal Island

• Duiker island

• 4. Robben Island

• Dassen Island

7. When the ocean water rises high on the beach, it is called a:

• Wave

• River flow

• High tide.

• Low tide.

9. 8.Which of these is NOT a reason why rivers are important?

    

• They provide water for drinking.

• They are good for fishing.

• They are used for transportation.

• They are only found in cities.

9. 9. Which fishing method uses large boat to catch fish from the ocean?

• Fish trapping

• Fish farming

• Longlining

• Trawling

10. 10. _______________is the fishing method using cages.

• fish farming

• trawlers

• long nets

• fish traps