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