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