Response to Text: Landmarks in Tonga

 Response to text: 

Landmarks in Tonga

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. What is the Trilithon in Tonga known as?

a) Ha'amonga ‘A Maui b) The Burden of Maui

c) Stonehenge of the Pacific d) All of the above

2. Who is the monument in honour of?

a) King Tupou VI and his sons b) Queen Salote and her sons

c) King Tu’itātui and his sons d) Maui and his sons

3. Explain in your own words why the Cave in Eua is called ‘Ana ‘Ahu - the Smoking Cave. 

‘Ana ‘Ahu Smoking Cave is an almost bottomless sinkhole located at the ‘Eua National Park, on Eua Island. A waterfall flows into the sinkhole and causes a steam cloud to hang around making it look like smoke - hence the name “Smoking Cave.” Throwing a stone into the hole shows how deep it is as you cannot hear it hit the bottom. 

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4. True or False:”The Royal Palace has many visitors throughout the year, however they can only look at it from the water.”

a) True b) False

5. The blowholes in Tongatapu shoots waves up to what distance?

a) 40m b) 30m

c) 20m d) It doesn’t shoot blowholes

6. Ha’apai is made up of around 60 uninhabited islands. Explain why many people wouldn’t live on these islands?

Ha’apai is made up of around 60 islands, most of which are uninhabited and make for an interesting excursion for boat tours. Admittedly, there has been a recorded population of “two” on the volcanic island of Tofua, but it still makes for an interesting visit to this caldera of a steep-sided active volcano that is also a bird sanctuary.

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7. Explain what the difference is between natural and man-made landmarks.Because natural is made  by the earth and its  perfect not that perfect but a man made is even perfect because they made it how they want to make it natural is like just trees and things you find but landmark not the same