Amber Mountain National Park - Quiz
  • 1. Where is Montagne d'Ambre National Park located?
A) Near Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar
B) In southern Madagascar
C) In the Diana Region of northern Madagascar
D) On an island off the coast of Madagascar
  • 2. What is Montagne d'Ambre National Park known for?
A) Its large desert areas
B) Its extensive coral reefs
C) Its endemic flora and fauna, waterfalls, and crater lakes
D) Its vast savannah landscapes
  • 3. How far is Montagne d'Ambre National Park from Antananarivo?
A) 200 km (124 mi) east
B) 500 km (310 mi) south
C) 750 km (466 mi) west
D) 1,000 km (620 mi) north
  • 4. What is the highest mountain in northern Madagascar?
A) Mount Ankaratra
B) Mount Tsaratanana
C) Mount Ambohitra (Amber Mountain)
D) Mount Marojejy
  • 5. How many species of birds are known to inhabit Montagne d'Ambre National Park?
A) Seventy-five species
B) One hundred species
C) Fifty species
D) Thirty species
  • 6. What type of rock predominantly makes up the park's volcanic massif?
A) Granite
B) Sandstone
C) Limestone
D) Basaltic rock
  • 7. How much annual rainfall does Montagne d'Ambre National Park receive compared to the surrounding town?
A) 4,000 mm (157.5 in) compared with 1,200 mm (47.2 in)
B) 3,585 mm (141.1 in) compared with 1,000 mm (39 in)
C) 3,000 mm (118.1 in) compared with 900 mm (35.4 in)
D) 2,500 mm (98.4 in) compared with 800 mm (31.5 in)
  • 8. What is the park named after?
A) Its large deposits of gold
B) The abundance of wild elephants
C) Deposits of copal, a soft form of amber
D) Its unique sand dunes
  • 9. How long does it take to travel from Antsiranana to the park's entrance by bush taxi?
A) About 30 minutes
B) About 2 hours
C) About 45 minutes
D) About 1 hour
  • 10. Which peoples live in and around Montagne d'Ambre National Park?
A) The Sakavala and Antankarana peoples
B) The Zafimaniry and Merina peoples
C) The Betsileo and Tsimihety peoples
D) The Vezo and Mahafaly peoples
  • 11. What type of forest covers most of the park?
A) Savannah woodland
B) Montane rainforest
C) Dry deciduous forest
D) Mangrove swamp
  • 12. How tall can trees in the park's montane rainforest grow?
A) Up to 40 m (130 ft)
B) Up to 60 m (197 ft)
C) Up to 10 m (33 ft)
D) Up to 20 m (65 ft)
  • 13. Which invasive alien bush is found in the park?
A) Eichhornia crassipes
B) Opuntia ficus-indica
C) Lantana camara
D) Prosopis juliflora
  • 14. How many species of mammals are found in the park?
A) Twenty-five species
B) Fifty species
C) Thirty-five species
D) Ten species
  • 15. Which endemic mammal is known as the ring-tailed mongoose?
A) Eulemur fulvus
B) Propithecus verreauxi
C) Microcebus murinus
D) Galidia elegans
  • 16. How many species of birds in the park are endemic?
A) Fifty species
B) Twenty species
C) Forty-five species
D) Thirty-five species
  • 17. Which bird is only known from one area on the Amber Mountain massif?
A) Madagascar fish eagle
B) Red-billed leiothrix
C) Malagasy harrier-hawk
D) Amber Mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus)
  • 18. Which is one of the smallest reptiles in the world found in the park?
A) Amber Mountain leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata)
B) Malagasy ground boa
C) Madagascar giant day gecko
D) Savannah monitor
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