Drakensberg Mountains - Exam
  • 1. Where are the Drakensberg Mountains located?
A) Eastern Europe
B) South America
C) North Asia
D) Southern Africa
  • 2. What is the highest peak in the Drakensberg?
A) Table Mountain
B) Thabana Ntlenyana
C) K2
D) Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 3. Which two countries does the Drakensberg range primarily extend between?
A) Mozambique and Swaziland
B) South Africa and Namibia
C) Botswana and Zimbabwe
D) South Africa and Lesotho
  • 4. What is the approximate length of the Drakensberg range?
A) 500 kilometers
B) 1,000 kilometers
C) 1,500 kilometers
D) 2,500 kilometers
  • 5. What is a popular activity to do in the Drakensberg Mountains?
A) Surfing
B) Skiing
C) Scuba diving
D) Hiking
  • 6. What is the meaning of the word 'Drakensberg'?
A) Cold Mountains
B) Dragon Mountains
C) River Mountains
D) Tall Mountains
  • 7. How tall is Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest peak in the Drakensberg?
A) 2,500 meters
B) 5,500 meters
C) 4,000 meters
D) 3,482 meters
  • 8. What is the primary vegetation type found in the Drakensberg?
A) Tundra
B) Desert scrub
C) Grassland
D) Rainforest
  • 9. What type of climate is typically found in the Drakensberg region?
A) Desert
B) Tropical
C) Temperate
D) Arctic
  • 10. Which river valley features include the Blyde River Canyon and Three Rondavels?
A) The Limpopo River Valley
B) The Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga
C) The Eastern Cape Province
D) The Chimanimani Mountains
  • 11. Where does the Drakensberg terminate in the north?
A) In the Eastern Cape Province
B) Near Tzaneen at about the 22° S parallel
C) Near Hoedspruit
D) In the Chimanimani Mountains
  • 12. What caused the absence of the Great Escarpment north of Tzaneen?
A) Volcanic activity
B) Human activity
C) Erosion by the Limpopo River
D) A failed westerly branch of the main rift
  • 13. What is the highest elevation in Limpopo?
A) The Strydpoort Mountains
B) The Wolkberg at 2,200 m
C) The Eastern Cape Plateau
D) The Blyde River Canyon
  • 14. What geological process has the plateau in southern Africa undergone in the past 20 million years?
A) Massive uplifting
B) Desertification
C) Volcanic activity
D) Subsidence
  • 15. What type of rocks compose the KwaZulu-Natal – Free State Drakensberg?
A) Hard erosion-resistant rocks
B) Igneous rocks
C) Softer rocks
D) Metamorphic rocks
  • 16. How are the 'Lesotho Mountains' primarily formed?
A) By sediment deposition
B) By glacial movements
C) By erosion gulleys turning into deep valleys
D) By volcanic activity
  • 17. What environmental condition is found in the higher parts of Drakensberg?
A) Tropical rainforest environment
B) Temperate forest environment
C) Desert environment
D) Mildly periglacial environment
  • 18. What recent change may have affected the intensity of periglaciation in Drakensberg?
A) Mining activities
B) Climate change
C) Deforestation
D) Urbanization
  • 19. What effect does lightning have on the summit areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Blasting effect
B) Weathering effect
C) Deposition effect
D) Erosion effect
  • 20. What is the age of the quartzite rocks in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Drakensberg?
A) 300 million years old.
B) More than 2000 million years old.
C) 180 million years old.
D) 250 million years old.
  • 21. Which geological group forms the Drakensberg escarpment south of the 26°S parallel?
A) Clarens sandstone.
B) Transvaal Supergroup.
C) Beaufort rocks from the Karoo Supergroup.
D) Ecca shales from the Karoo Supergroup.
  • 22. What is the age of the Ecca shales in the Drakensberg?
A) 180 million years old.
B) More than 2000 million years old.
C) 250 million years old.
D) 300 million years old.
  • 23. What is the age of the Beaufort rocks in the Drakensberg?
A) 180 million years old.
B) 250 million years old.
C) More than 2000 million years old.
D) 300 million years old.
  • 24. What is the age of the basalt layer in the Drakensberg?
A) 250 million years old.
B) 300 million years old.
C) More than 2000 million years old.
D) 180 million years old.
  • 25. What is the youngest sedimentary rock in the Drakensberg?
A) Quartzite from the Transvaal Supergroup.
B) Beaufort rocks.
C) Ecca shales.
D) Clarens sandstone.
  • 26. Which peak is located at 3,450 m (11,319 ft)?
A) Mafadi.
B) Champagne Castle.
C) Makoaneng.
D) Njesuthi.
  • 27. Which peak is known as the world's highest waterfall?
A) Angel Falls.
B) Mafadi.
C) Makoaneng.
D) Tugela Falls (Thukela Falls).
  • 28. Which river's source is found in the Drakensberg?
A) The Zambezi River.
B) The Nile River.
C) The Congo River.
D) The Orange River.
  • 29. How many plant species in the Drakensberg are listed as globally endangered?
A) 119
B) 300
C) 2,153
D) 98
  • 30. Which plant genus contains the conifers found in the Drakensberg?
A) Juniperus
B) Pinus
C) Podocarpus
D) Abies
  • 31. Which rare plant in the Drakensberg is known for its spiral-shaped leaves?
A) Podocarpus
B) Mountain pipit
C) Monocymbium ceresiiforme
D) Spiral Aloe
  • 32. What percentage of all non-marine avian species in southern Africa are found in the Drakensberg?
A) 37%
B) 25%
C) 45%
D) 50%
  • 33. Which bird species is endemic to the high peaks of the Drakensberg?
A) Bush blackcap
B) Mountain pipit
C) Buff-streaked chat
D) Cape vulture
  • 34. Which two snake species in the Drakensberg are highly venomous?
A) Rudd's lark and yellow-breasted pipit
B) Bush blackcap and Drakensberg rockjumper
C) Mountain pipit and buff-streaked chat
D) Not specified
  • 35. Which mammal is known for its presence in the mountainous regions of the Drakensberg?
A) Klipspringer
B) Chacma baboon
C) Southern white rhinoceros
D) Black wildebeest
  • 36. Which fish species was thought to be extinct before being found in the Senqunyane River?
A) Phofung river frog
B) Mountain pipit
C) Maluti redfin
D) Cape vulture
  • 37. Which frog species is endemic to the forested areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Maluti river frog
B) Phofung river frog
C) Forest rain frog
D) Drakensberg river frog
  • 38. Which bird of prey is endangered and hunts in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Drakensberg rockjumper
C) Bush blackcap
D) Cape vulture
  • 39. Which grass species is found in the grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Cape vulture
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Mountain pipit
D) Oat grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • 40. Which mammal is known for its presence on the lower slopes of the Drakensberg?
A) Black wildebeest
B) Klipspringer
C) Cape vulture
D) Mountain pipit
  • 41. Which plant is a small shrub found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Ericas
B) Cape vulture
C) Southern white rhinoceros
D) Mountain pipit
  • 42. Which bird species is mainly found in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Buff-streaked chat
C) Klipspringer
D) Cape vulture
  • 43. Which mammal is known for its presence in the grazing fauna of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Mountain pipit
C) Cape vulture
D) Eland
  • 44. Which bird species is found mainly in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Cape vulture
B) Klipspringer
C) Southern white rhinoceros
D) Rudd's lark
  • 45. Which plant is a creeping plant found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Cape vulture
C) Southern white rhinoceros
D) Creeping plants
  • 46. Which plant species is endemic or near-endemic in the Drakensberg?
A) 2,153 species
B) 98 species
C) 300 species
D) 119 species
  • 47. Which plant is a tussock grass found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Cape vulture
C) Tussock grass
D) Mountain pipit
  • 48. What percentage of the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands ecoregion is in protected areas?
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 5.81%
D) 7%
  • 49. What is the main threat to the grassland of the lower slopes in the Drakensberg?
A) Agriculture, especially overgrazing
B) Tourism development
C) Wildfires
D) Mining activities
  • 50. Which park is part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park complex?
A) Royal Natal National Park
B) Camdeboo National Park
C) Mountain Zebra National Park
D) Kruger National Park
  • 51. What is the significance of the Allendale Mountain Reserve?
A) It is the only reserve with no tourism
B) It is the only reserve with no wildlife
C) It is the largest private reserve adjoining the World Heritage Site
D) It is the smallest reserve in the Drakensberg
  • 52. Which of the following is not a protected area in the Drakensberg?
A) Sehlabathebe National Park
B) Vergelegen Nature Reserve
C) Tsehlanyane National Park
D) Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  • 53. Which area is known for the historic San (Bushman) paintings?
A) Tsehlanyane
B) Kamberg area
C) Sehlabathebe
D) Golden Gate Highlands
  • 54. Which reserve is a haven for the eland?
A) Giant's Castle reserve
B) Loteni Nature Reserve
C) Natal National Park
D) Malekgalonyane Nature Reserve
  • 55. Which park is not part of the Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests ecoregion?
A) Camdeboo National Park
B) Golden Gate Highlands National Park
C) Sehlabathebe National Park
D) Tsehlanyane National Park
  • 56. Which of the following towns is located in the Eastern Cape Province in the Drakensberg area?
A) Ladysmith
B) Maseru
C) Ulundi
D) Matatiele
  • 57. What is the capital of Lesotho?
A) Maseru
B) Ladysmith
C) Ixopo
D) Newcastle
  • 58. Which town was the former Zulu capital?
A) Tzaneen
B) Ulundi
C) Newcastle
D) Matatiele
  • 59. In which province is Tzaneen located?
A) Limpopo Province
B) KwaZulu-Natal
C) Lesotho
D) Eastern Cape Province
  • 60. How many different caves and overhanging sites contain these rock paintings?
A) 500
B) 1,000
C) 200
D) 700
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