History, Geography & Literature

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Across
  1. 4. The country located directly south of Peninsular Malaysia.
  2. 5. The underlying message, moral, or lesson of a story.
  3. 7. The smallest continent in the world by land area.
  4. 9. A book that lists words alphabetically and gives their meanings.
  5. 11. A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things (e.g., "Time is a thief").
  6. 12. The European power that first conquered Melaka in 1511.
  7. 13. An important artificial waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
  8. 14. A system of government ruled by a king or queen.
  9. 16. The capital city of the state of Sarawak.
  10. 17. The process of population shift from rural areas to cities.
Down
  1. 1. The leading character or hero in a story or novel.
  2. 2. A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities.
  3. 3. The longest mountain range in Malaysia.
  4. 5. The highest mountain in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
  5. 6. Malicious software designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
  6. 7. A traditional tool used to determine geographic direction.
  7. 8. The main brain or processing unit of a computer (Abbr.).
  8. 10. A long fictional story with a complex plot and various characters.
  9. 13. A computer output device that displays visual information.
  10. 15. The largest natural lake in Malaysia, located in Terengganu.