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) Table Mountain
B) Thabana Ntlenyana
C) K2
D) Mount Kilimanjaro
  • 3. Which two countries does the Drakensberg range primarily extend between?
A) South Africa and Namibia
B) Botswana and Zimbabwe
C) Mozambique and Swaziland
D) South Africa and Lesotho
  • 4. What is the approximate length of the Drakensberg range?
A) 1,000 kilometers
B) 500 kilometers
C) 1,500 kilometers
D) 2,500 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) Dragon Mountains
C) Tall Mountains
D) Cold Mountains
  • 7. How tall is Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest peak in the Drakensberg?
A) 4,000 meters
B) 2,500 meters
C) 5,500 meters
D) 3,482 meters
  • 8. What is the primary vegetation type found in the Drakensberg?
A) Rainforest
B) Desert scrub
C) Grassland
D) Tundra
  • 9. What type of climate is typically found in the Drakensberg region?
A) Arctic
B) Tropical
C) Temperate
D) Desert
  • 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 Wolkberg at 2,200 m
B) The Blyde River Canyon
C) The Strydpoort Mountains
D) The Eastern Cape Plateau
  • 14. What geological process has the plateau in southern Africa undergone in the past 20 million years?
A) Subsidence
B) Volcanic activity
C) Massive uplifting
D) Desertification
  • 15. What type of rocks compose the KwaZulu-Natal – Free State Drakensberg?
A) Softer rocks
B) Metamorphic rocks
C) Hard erosion-resistant rocks
D) Igneous 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) Desert environment
B) Tropical rainforest environment
C) Mildly periglacial environment
D) Temperate forest environment
  • 18. What recent change may have affected the intensity of periglaciation in Drakensberg?
A) Mining activities
B) Deforestation
C) Urbanization
D) Climate change
  • 19. What effect does lightning have on the summit areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Blasting effect
B) Weathering effect
C) Erosion effect
D) Deposition effect
  • 20. What is the age of the quartzite rocks in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Drakensberg?
A) More than 2000 million years old.
B) 300 million years old.
C) 250 million years old.
D) 180 million years old.
  • 21. Which geological group forms the Drakensberg escarpment south of the 26°S parallel?
A) Ecca shales from the Karoo Supergroup.
B) Clarens sandstone.
C) Beaufort rocks from the Karoo Supergroup.
D) Transvaal Supergroup.
  • 22. What is the age of the Ecca shales 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.
  • 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) 180 million years old.
C) More than 2000 million years old.
D) 300 million years old.
  • 25. What is the youngest sedimentary rock in the Drakensberg?
A) Clarens sandstone.
B) Quartzite from the Transvaal Supergroup.
C) Ecca shales.
D) Beaufort rocks.
  • 26. Which peak is located at 3,450 m (11,319 ft)?
A) Champagne Castle.
B) Mafadi.
C) Makoaneng.
D) Njesuthi.
  • 27. Which peak is known as the world's highest waterfall?
A) Mafadi.
B) Tugela Falls (Thukela Falls).
C) Makoaneng.
D) Angel Falls.
  • 28. Which river's source is found in the Drakensberg?
A) The Congo River.
B) The Nile River.
C) The Zambezi River.
D) The Orange River.
  • 29. How many plant species in the Drakensberg are listed as globally endangered?
A) 2,153
B) 98
C) 119
D) 300
  • 30. Which plant genus contains the conifers found in the Drakensberg?
A) Juniperus
B) Podocarpus
C) Pinus
D) Abies
  • 31. Which rare plant in the Drakensberg is known for its spiral-shaped leaves?
A) Spiral Aloe
B) Podocarpus
C) Mountain pipit
D) Monocymbium ceresiiforme
  • 32. What percentage of all non-marine avian species in southern Africa are found in the Drakensberg?
A) 45%
B) 50%
C) 37%
D) 25%
  • 33. Which bird species is endemic to the high peaks of the Drakensberg?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Bush blackcap
C) Cape vulture
D) Buff-streaked chat
  • 34. Which two snake species in the Drakensberg are highly venomous?
A) Mountain pipit and buff-streaked chat
B) Not specified
C) Rudd's lark and yellow-breasted pipit
D) Bush blackcap and Drakensberg rockjumper
  • 35. Which mammal is known for its presence in the mountainous regions of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Black wildebeest
C) Chacma baboon
D) Klipspringer
  • 36. Which fish species was thought to be extinct before being found in the Senqunyane River?
A) Cape vulture
B) Mountain pipit
C) Phofung river frog
D) Maluti redfin
  • 37. Which frog species is endemic to the forested areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Phofung river frog
B) Maluti 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) Drakensberg rockjumper
C) Cape vulture
D) Bush blackcap
  • 39. Which grass species is found in the grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Oat grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme
B) Mountain pipit
C) Cape vulture
D) Southern white rhinoceros
  • 40. Which mammal is known for its presence on the lower slopes of the Drakensberg?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Cape vulture
C) Klipspringer
D) Black wildebeest
  • 41. Which plant is a small shrub found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Ericas
D) Cape vulture
  • 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) Mountain pipit
B) Eland
C) Cape vulture
D) Southern white rhinoceros
  • 44. Which bird species is found mainly in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Cape vulture
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Rudd's lark
D) Klipspringer
  • 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) 98 species
B) 300 species
C) 2,153 species
D) 119 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) Tussock grass
D) Southern white rhinoceros
  • 48. What percentage of the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands ecoregion is in protected areas?
A) 10%
B) 7%
C) 5.81%
D) 12%
  • 49. What is the main threat to the grassland of the lower slopes in the Drakensberg?
A) Mining activities
B) Wildfires
C) Agriculture, especially overgrazing
D) Tourism development
  • 50. Which park is part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park complex?
A) Kruger National Park
B) Royal Natal National Park
C) Mountain Zebra National Park
D) Camdeboo 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 smallest reserve in the Drakensberg
D) It is the largest private reserve adjoining the World Heritage Site
  • 52. Which of the following is not a protected area in the Drakensberg?
A) Vergelegen Nature Reserve
B) Tsehlanyane National Park
C) Sehlabathebe 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) Golden Gate Highlands
D) Sehlabathebe
  • 54. Which reserve is a haven for the eland?
A) Natal National Park
B) Malekgalonyane Nature Reserve
C) Loteni Nature Reserve
D) Giant's Castle reserve
  • 55. Which park is not part of the Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests ecoregion?
A) Sehlabathebe National Park
B) Golden Gate Highlands 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) Maseru
B) Ixopo
C) Newcastle
D) Ladysmith
  • 58. Which town was the former Zulu capital?
A) Newcastle
B) Matatiele
C) Tzaneen
D) Ulundi
  • 59. In which province is Tzaneen located?
A) Eastern Cape Province
B) Limpopo Province
C) KwaZulu-Natal
D) Lesotho
  • 60. How many different caves and overhanging sites contain these rock paintings?
A) 1,000
B) 200
C) 700
D) 500
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