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