The Cook Islands, is a small island group located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. These islands were formed as a result of volcanic activity. It was settled in the 6th century by Polynesian people who migrated from Tahiti.
NAME: …………………………………………
Date: …………………………….
Questions:
1. The Cook Islands were named in honor of the great British maritime explorer ………………………………………………….
2. It comprises of total …………………………………islands.
3. These islands are categorized in three groups……………………………………….., ………………………………….and ………………………………………
4. The land area of Cook Islands is …………………………………………………….
5. James Cook named the island group…………………………………………..
6. All the islands in the group have a combined land mass of about ………………………………
7. The Cook Islands became a self-governing nation on ……………………………………………….
8. The official currency of Cook Island is …………………………………………………………….
9. The territorial waters of Cook Islands stretches for ………………………………………………….
10. The chief town, ………………………………………is the capital of the Cook Islands.
Answers:
1. Captain James Cook
2. Fifteen
3. Northern islands, Southern islands and Other islands
4. 240 square kilometers
5. Hervey Islands
6. 92 square miles
7. August 4th, 1965
8. the New Zealand Dollar
9. 2 million square kilometres
10. Avarua