Descriptive Text : Wakatobi

Wakatobi is the name of an archipelago and regency in Sulawesi Tengggara, Indonesia. The name Wakatobi is derived from the names of the main island of the archipelago: Wangiwangi, Kaledupa, Tomea, and Binongko. The group is part of a larger group called the Tukangbesi island.

The archipelago, located in the diverse hotspot known as Wallacea. It is part of the Wakatobi National Park. Wakatobi as one of the world’s marine tourism object is now preparing it self and ready to welcome you and your family with hospitality and its particular culture. The Wakatobi is also home to Operation Wallacea, a UK based,non profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and coral reef research.An independent non commercial website has been set up about a marine park. This website contains tourist and travel information in Wakatobi, including the biodiversity, conservation and local people.

Wakatobi is also situated geographically at the world’s coral reef triangle center with its 942 fish species and 750 coral reef species from a total of 850 world’s collection comparing to the two world’s famous diving center of the Caribbean Sea that owes only 50 species and other 300 species in the red sea.

1. What is the text about?
a. Wakatobi as a tourist spot.           

b. Wakatobi as a fishing center.
c. Wakatobi as a research spot.                  

d. Wakatobi as a conservation center.

2. Wakatobi is located in a larger group of island called . . .
a. Wangiwangi.   

b. Kaledupa.                

c. Tukang Besi             

d. Binongko

3. What is the operation of Wallacea?
a. Non-profit conservation group looking at sustainable development of fisheries and coral reef research. 
b. The additional sources about the biodiversity, conservation and local people.
c. Tourist and travel information about the wakatobi.
d. It is part of the Wakatobi National Park.

4. ....... ready to welcome you and your family with hospitality. (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word has similar meaning with....

a.vanity  

b. conceit         

c. pride   

d. friendliness