Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian peninsula around 88million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats.

The first archaeological evidence for human foraging on Madagascar dates to 2000BC. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350BC and AD550 by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. These were joined around AD 1000 by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into 18 or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. the Malagasy Republic
2. the Republic of Madagascar
3. no
4. the Indian Ocean
5. off the coast of East Africa
6. fourth
7. yes
8. Gondwana
9. 88million years ago
10. yes
11. no
12. 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else
13. between 350BC and AD550
14. Austronesian peoples
15. by outrigger canoes
16. Borneo
17. Bantu migrants
18. about AD 1000
19. Malagasy
20. 18

Numbered questions:
1. What was it previously known as
2. what is it "officially" known as now
3. is it a peninsula
4. what body of water is it in
5. what coast does it lie off of
6. where does it lie in the top 10 largest islands
7. Does it also have smaller islands off of it
8. What is the name of the "supercontinent" it was apart of
9. how long ago did it break away from the peninsula
10. does it seem to have a lot of wildlife
11. Can you find majority of the same wildlife elsewhere on Earth
12. How much of it can be found somewhere else
13. when is it believed that humans first began settling on madagascar
14. by who
15. how did they arrive
16. from where
17. who came next
18. in what year
19. what is the name of their culture
20. how many groups is it divided into