Question

The Pitcairn Islands are (a) ____________ in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway (b) _____________ Peru

and New Zealand. The larger island of Pitcairn was (c) ____________ in 1767 by the British and settled in 1790

by the mutineers from the English ship 'Bounty' and their Tahitian companions. Pitcairn was the (d) __________

Pacific island to become a British colony (in 1838) and today (e)____________the last vestige of the British empire

in the South Pacific. The population of about 50 are the (f)_____________of the Bounty mutineers and their

Tahitian wives. English is the official language, but many islanders communicate in Pitcairnese (a pidgin language

comprising of elements of 18th century English and aTahitian dialect).

The (g) ___________ of this tiny island exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps.

The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide (h) __________ of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane,

watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an (i) ___________ part of the economy. The major sources

of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing (j) ______________.

It has no port or (k) ____________ harbour; and supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger

ships stationed (l) ____________.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) there

b) of the

c) present

d) in the

e) it is

f) in the

g) land

h) in the form

i) the

j) the source

k) port

l) at pitcairn island