Mount Longonot National Park - Exam
  • 1. Where is Mount Longonot located?
A) Northwest of Nairobi, Kenya
B) Southeast of Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
C) East of Mombasa, Kenya
D) Southwest of the Serengeti National Park
  • 2. What is the meaning of 'Longonot' in Maasai?
A) Land of endless plains
B) Place of great waterfalls
C) Mountains of many spurs or steep ridges
D) Home of lions
  • 3. Which organization manages Mount Longonot National Park?
A) African Wildlife Foundation
B) United Nations Environmental Programme
C) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
D) Kenya Wildlife Service
  • 4. How long is the trail from the park entrance to the crater rim?
A) 7.2 km
B) 3.1 km
C) 13.5 km
D) 21 km
  • 5. What is the total distance for a complete tour around Mount Longonot?
A) 7.2 km
B) 21 km
C) 13.5 km
D) 3.1 km
  • 6. How long does the complete tour of Mount Longonot take, including rest breaks?
A) 8–9 hours
B) 4–5 hours
C) 2–3 hours
D) 6–7 hours
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Longonot's gate?
A) 3000 m
B) 2150 m
C) 2000 m
D) 2776 m
  • 8. How far is Mount Longonot from Nairobi?
A) 60 kilometres northwest
B) 100 kilometers southeast
C) 80 kilometers southwest
D) 30 kilometers northeast
  • 9. What type of volcano is Mount Longonot?
A) Stratovolcano
B) Lava dome
C) Shield volcano
D) Cinder cone
  • 10. When did Mount Longonot last erupt?
A) 2000s
B) 1950s
C) 1860s
D) 1900s
  • 11. What geological feature forms the base of Mount Longonot's summit cone?
A) A large caldera
B) A deep ravine
C) An expansive plateau
D) A vast plain
  • 12. How old are the eruptions that formed Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 100,000 years ago
B) 10,000 years ago
C) 21,000 years ago
D) 50,000 years ago
  • 13. What is the size of Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 8 x 12 km
B) 3 x 4 km
C) 10 x 15 km
D) 5 x 7 km
  • 14. What geothermal activity has been recorded at Mount Longonot?
A) Complete dormancy with no geothermal signs
B) Extensive ice formation in the crater
C) High levels of seismic activity unrelated to magma
D) Active magmatic systems beneath the volcano
  • 15. What type of trees cover the crater floor?
A) Tall evergreens
B) Palm trees
C) Cacti
D) Small trees
  • 16. Which animals can be found on Mount Longonot?
A) Lions, elephants, and rhinos
B) Plains zebra, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, buffaloes, and hartebeest
C) Cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas
D) Wildebeests, zebras, and wildebeests
  • 17. What event occurred on March 21, 2009, at Mount Longonot?
A) A volcanic eruption
B) Bush fires burned up the mountain and descended into the crater
C) An earthquake
D) Heavy rainfall causing floods
  • 18. What is located south of Mount Longonot?
A) The Longonot satellite earth station
B) A large city
C) A major highway
D) Lake Naivasha
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