Table Mountain National Park - Exam
  • 1. When was Table Mountain National Park proclaimed?
A) 29 May 1998
B) 1 January 2000
C) 25 December 1995
D) 15 August 1989
  • 2. What is the primary purpose of Table Mountain National Park?
A) Establishing a commercial tourist hub
B) Promoting urban development in Cape Town
C) Facilitating large-scale agriculture
D) Protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain chain and rare fynbos vegetation
  • 3. Which organization manages Table Mountain National Park?
A) Table Mountain Preservation Board
B) Cape Town City Council
C) UNESCO
D) South African National Parks (SANParks)
  • 4. What is the most southwestern extremity of Africa included in the park?
A) Lion's Head
B) Cape Point
C) The Cape of Good Hope
D) Signal Hill
  • 5. Which year did Table Mountain become a national monument?
A) 1965
B) 1957
C) 1989
D) 1935
  • 6. Who recommended that SANParks manage the CPPNE in 1995?
A) Prof. Brian Huntley
B) Frank Kahn
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Douglas Hey
  • 7. What event led to Frank Kahn's appointment for consensus on CPPNE management?
A) A big fire above the city bowl in 1991
B) Recommendation by Douglas Hey
C) Proclamation of the park by Nelson Mandela
D) High fire incidence in the 1970s
  • 8. Which area is not open to the public and is specially protected?
A) Cecilia Park
B) Orange Kloof
C) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
D) Newlands Forest
  • 9. What type of vegetation is particularly protected in the park?
A) Grassland
B) Savanna
C) Tundra
D) Fynbos vegetation
  • 10. Which part of Table Mountain National Park borders central Cape Town in the north?
A) Cape Point section
B) Table Mountain section
C) Signal Hill section
D) Southern Peninsula section
  • 11. What is included in the Table Mountain section of the park?
A) Cape Point, Silvermine, and Hout Bay
B) Signal Hill, Lion's Head, Table Mountain proper, Devil's Peak, Twelve Apostles, and Orange Kloof
C) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and Cecilia Park
D) Southern Suburbs and Camps Bay
  • 12. Which of the following is not officially part of Table Mountain National Park?
A) Table Mountain proper
B) Signal Hill
C) Lion's Head
D) Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
  • 13. What was the original name of Table Mountain National Park?
A) South African Heritage Site
B) Cape Peninsula National Park
C) Cape Town National Park
D) Peninsula Conservation Area
  • 14. In which year was the Cape Peninsula Protected Natural Environment (CPPNE) area established?
A) 1978
B) 1989
C) 1995
D) 2000
  • 15. What recommendation did Douglas Hey make in 1978 regarding the Peninsula's mountains?
A) Urban development should be prioritized
B) Only Table Mountain should be protected
C) Agricultural use should be expanded
D) All mountains above 152m should be conserved
  • 16. How many acres were transferred to SANParks in April 1998?
A) 50,000 acres
B) Around 39,500 acres
C) 25,000 acres
D) 10,000 acres
  • 17. Which landmark is part of the Table Mountain section and borders Camps Bay?
A) Cape Point
B) Hout Bay
C) Table Mountain proper
D) Silvermine
  • 18. Which tree is known as the Silver tree?
A) Leucadendron argenteum
B) Erica verticillata
C) Restio spathaceus
D) Protea cynaroides
  • 19. How many species of plants are there in Table Mountain National Park?
A) Over two thousand
B) Approximately three thousand
C) Less than five hundred
D) About one thousand
  • 20. Which of the following is NOT a type of mature alien invasive tree in Table Mountain National Park?
A) Oak
B) Port Jackson
C) Hakea
D) Rooikrans
  • 21. What was the original purpose of planting non-indigenous trees in Table Mountain National Park?
A) Wildlife habitat
B) Aesthetic landscaping
C) Commercial plantations for timber
D) Research purposes
  • 22. Which species was culled from Table Mountain to make way for the reintroduction of klipspringers?
A) Himalayan tahr
B) Chacma baboon
C) Cape lion
D) Rock hyrax
  • 23. Which of the following is a large predator that historically roamed Table Mountain?
A) Leopard
B) Klipspringer
C) Rock hyrax
D) Cape grysbok
  • 24. What problem do Chacma baboons cause for residents near Table Mountain National Park?
A) They compete with humans for water resources.
B) They attack pets and small livestock.
C) They destroy crops in nearby fields.
D) They raid houses for food, leading to conflicts.
  • 25. What is the main reason why feeding Chacma baboons is discouraged?
A) It disrupts their natural migration patterns.
B) It causes health issues for the baboons.
C) It makes them associate humans with free food, increasing danger.
D) It leads to overpopulation of baboons in the park.
  • 26. When was the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area proclaimed?
A) 25 December 2000
B) 4 June 2004
C) 1 January 1998
D) 15 August 2010
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