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. 

→it is called Ana Ahu because a waterfall flows into the sinkhole and causes a steam cloud to hang around making it look like smoke and that is why it is called the smoking cave.

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?

→because there is an active volcano that is also a bird sanctuary.

7. Explain what the difference is between natural and man-made landmarks.

→Natural landmarks consist of things like trees or something made of natural material. Man made landmarks are things or structures made by humans which are considered to be landmarks for our convenience.