Zambezi - Exam
Zambezi
  • 1. Where is the Zambezi River located?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Africa
  • 2. Which famous waterfall is located on the Zambezi River?
A) Niagara Falls
B) Angel Falls
C) Victoria Falls
D) Iguazu Falls
  • 3. What is the name of the largest hydroelectric power plant on the Zambezi River?
A) Cahora Bassa Dam
B) Kariba Dam
C) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
D) Aswan High Dam
  • 4. What traditional activity do the indigenous people living along the Zambezi River engage in?
A) Snowboarding
B) Fishing
C) Skiing
D) Scuba diving
  • 5. What famous explorer is known for discovering the Zambezi River?
A) Marco Polo
B) David Livingstone
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 6. Which of the following is a fish species found in the Zambezi River?
A) Tigerfish
B) Swordfish
C) Pacific Salmon
D) Great White Shark
  • 7. Which two countries are most prominently associated with the Zambezi River?
A) Kenya and Tanzania
B) South Africa and Mozambique
C) Zambia and Zimbabwe
D) Namibia and Botswana
  • 8. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Zambezi River?
A) Nile River
B) Luangwa River
C) Kafue River
D) Chobe River
  • 9. What is the fourth-longest river in Africa?
A) The Nile
B) The Niger
C) The Zambezi
D) The Congo
  • 10. Which ocean does the Zambezi River flow into?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Southern Ocean
  • 11. What is the approximate length of the Zambezi River?
A) 6,650 km (4,130 mi)
B) 4,160 km (2,582 mi)
C) 2,574 km (1,599 mi)
D) 3,400 km (2,113 mi)
  • 12. What is the elevation at which the Zambezi River rises?
A) About 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level
B) About 500 metres (1,640 ft)
C) About 2,000 metres (6,561 ft)
D) About 800 metres (2,625 ft)
  • 13. What type of forest does the Zambezi flow into eastward of its source?
A) Cryptosepalum dry forest
B) Miombo woodland
C) Western Zambezian grasslands
D) Savanna grasslands
  • 14. What is the approximate width of the Barotse Floodplain during the rainy season?
A) 40 km
B) 10 km
C) 50 km
D) 25 km
  • 15. What is the elevation drop from the Zambezi's source to Chavuma Falls?
A) About 100 m (328 ft)
B) About 600 m (1,969 ft)
C) About 400 m (1,300 ft)
D) About 200 m (656 ft)
  • 16. What is the name of the festival associated with the Lozi people's annual move?
A) Mwaka Kogwa
B) Umhlanga
C) Kuomboka
D) Chimbalanga
  • 17. What is the approximate area covered by the Zambezi's drainage basin?
A) 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 mi2)
B) 3,500,000 km2 (1,353,000 mi2)
C) 2,300,000 km2 (890,000 mi2)
D) 900,000 km2 (350,000 mi2)
  • 18. Which of these countries does the Zambezi River border?
A) Tanzania
B) Rwanda
C) Kenya
D) Namibia
  • 19. Where does the middle Zambezi end?
A) Victoria Falls
B) Batoka Gorge
C) Lake Kariba
D) Lake Cahora Bassa
  • 20. In which year was Lake Kariba created?
A) 1980
B) 1965
C) 1959
D) 1974
  • 21. Which distributary is used for navigation?
A) Chinde mouth
B) Timbwe
C) Kongone
D) Luabo
  • 22. What was the record flood discharge of the Zambezi River at Marromeu in 1958?
A) 3,900 m3 per second
B) 500 m3 per second
C) 22,500 m3 per second
D) 6,700 m3 per second
  • 23. What is the mean monthly maximum discharge at the Zambezi delta in April?
A) 3,900 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 1,000 m3 per second
D) 6,700 m3 per second
  • 24. What impact did the reduction in flooding have on wildlife feeding and breeding patterns?
A) They were disrupted.
B) They remained unchanged.
C) They became more predictable.
D) They improved significantly.
  • 25. Which ecoregion includes the floodplains of the Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Rivers?
A) Mangrove forest
B) Zambezian coastal flooded savanna
C) Savannah grassland
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 26. Which of the following animals is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) Elephant
B) Cheetah
C) Leopard
D) Lion
  • 27. Which bridge was bombed during Angola's civil war and not yet reconstructed?
A) Kazungula Bridge
B) Sioma Bridge
C) Cazombo road bridge
D) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
  • 28. Which national park in Zambia is located along the Zambezi river?
A) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
B) Kruger National Park
C) Serengeti National Park
D) Etosha National Park
  • 29. What type of habitat do mangroves provide along the Zambezi delta?
A) Desert areas
B) Mountainous regions
C) Inland forests
D) Fringing the shoreline
  • 30. What effect did the Mozambican Civil War have on hunting in the Zambezi delta?
A) It introduced regulated hunting practices.
B) It led to uncontrolled hunting of animals.
C) It had no impact on hunting.
D) It stopped all hunting activities.
  • 31. Which animal is sometimes known as the Zambezi shark?
A) Hippopotamus
B) Bull shark
C) Nile crocodile
D) Monitor lizard
  • 32. What is the effect of reduced wetland areas on wildlife during the Mozambican Civil War?
A) It led to increased conservation efforts.
B) It had no impact on wildlife.
C) It resulted in uncontrolled hunting.
D) It improved habitat conditions.
  • 33. Which of the following is not an effect of dam construction on the Zambezi delta?
A) Disrupted wildlife feeding and breeding patterns
B) Reduced area of floodplain
C) Less grassland remains after flooding
D) Increased grassland after flooding
  • 34. What was one measure taken to protect fish stocks in the Impalila conservancy area?
A) Introduction of invasive species
B) Promotion of commercial fishing
C) The Kayasa Channel was declared a fisheries reserve
D) Deregulation of fishing activities
  • 35. Which of the following species is endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) Pungwe worm snake (Leptotyphlops pungwensis)
B) Giraffe
C) African elephant
D) Hippopotamus
  • 36. What disease outbreak occurred in the Zambezi river in September 2007?
A) Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS)
B) Cholera
C) Malaria
D) Ebola
  • 37. Which bird species is mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
B) Albatross
C) Penguin
D) Ostrich
  • 38. What was the original local name for the Zambezi given by dwellers of the Swahili coast?
A) Cuama.
B) Monomatapa.
C) Quelimane.
D) Zembere.
  • 39. What is the primary impact of dams on the Zambezi's floodplains?
A) They expanded the floodplain area.
B) They reduced the area of floodplain.
C) They increased the frequency of flooding.
D) They had no impact on the floodplain.
  • 40. Which people are most likely the origin of the name 'Zambezi'?
A) The Swahili coast dwellers.
B) The Lozi people.
C) The M'biza, or Bisa people.
D) The Monomatapa.
  • 41. What was the status of fish stocks in Lake Liambezi as of 2017?
A) Abundant
B) Stable
C) Depleted
D) Increasing
  • 42. Which bridge opened in 2009?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Caia Bridge
C) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
D) Kazungula Bridge
  • 43. What type of tax do some Zambian towns levy on people taking Zambezi fish to other parts of the country?
A) Mineral extraction taxes
B) Unofficial 'fish taxes'
C) Tourist fees
D) Official 'fishing licenses'
  • 44. What was the average discharge at the end of the dry season before dam construction?
A) 3,900 m3 per second
B) 500 m3 per second
C) 6,700 m3 per second
D) 22,500 m3 per second
  • 45. Which major town is located in Mozambique along the Zambezi river?
A) Maputo
B) Songo
C) Nampula
D) Beira
  • 46. Who led the expeditions to continue exploration in the upper basin of the Zambezi between 1895 and 1900?
A) Frederick Stanley Arnot
B) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
C) David Livingstone
D) António Fernandes
  • 47. Who accompanied Frederick Stanley Arnot on his expedition in 1884?
A) António da Silva Porto
B) Serpa Pinto
C) John Kirk
D) David Livingstone
  • 48. Which of the following is not a carnivore found in the Zambezi delta?
A) Leopard
B) Giraffe
C) Cheetah
D) Lion
  • 49. Name a major town in Namibia along the Zambezi river.
A) Windhoek
B) Walvis Bay
C) Swakopmund
D) Katima Mulilo
  • 50. Who was the first European to visit the inland Zambezi River?
A) António Fernandes
B) Serpa Pinto
C) Frederick Stanley Arnot
D) David Livingstone
  • 51. What is a major cause of water pollution around urban areas in the Zambezi region?
A) Sewage effluent from inadequate water-treatment facilities
B) Oil spills
C) Industrial waste discharge
D) Plastic debris
  • 52. Who accompanied David Livingstone during his exploration from 1858 to 1860?
A) António da Silva Porto
B) Frederick Stanley Arnot
C) John Kirk
D) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
  • 53. What type of flooding still occurs despite dam construction?
A) Seasonal flooding is completely controlled
B) No flooding at all
C) Only medium-level floods
D) Extreme floods
  • 54. In which year was the Chinde channel north of the Zambezi's main mouths seen?
A) 1900
B) 1878
C) 1895
D) 1889
  • 55. Which river is part of the Middle Zambezi cumulatively?
A) Northern Highlands catchment
B) Lower Zambezi
C) Zambezi Delta
D) Gwembe Catchment
  • 56. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Kafue River?
A) 16%
B) 2%
C) 8%
D) 25%
  • 57. Which reptile is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) Nile crocodile
B) Nile monitor lizard
C) Komodo dragon
D) African rock python
  • 58. What type of fish are heavily fished for food in the Zambezi?
A) Cichlids
B) Tigerfish
C) Catfish
D) Yellowfish
  • 59. Which of the following is a migratory waterbird found in the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
B) Swan
C) Flamingo
D) Duck
  • 60. Which Zambian agriculture minister asked experts to investigate the EUS outbreak?
A) John Doe
B) Michael Johnson
C) Jane Smith
D) Ben Kapita
  • 61. Which bridge connects Zambia and Botswana?
A) Victoria Falls Bridge
B) Second Chirundu Bridge
C) Kazungula Bridge
D) Otto Beit Bridge at Chirundu
  • 62. Which snake species is nearly endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) Floodplain water snake (Lycodonomorphus whytei obscuriventris)
B) King cobra
C) Black mamba
D) Boa constrictor
  • 63. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Shire Rivers?
A) 2%
B) 25%
C) 16%
D) 8%
  • 64. Which hill did Frederick Stanley Arnot consider suitable for a mission?
A) Drakensberg Mountains
B) Mount Kilimanjaro
C) Table Mountain
D) Kalene Hill
  • 65. Which national park is located in Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river?
A) Kruger National Park
B) Etosha National Park
C) Serengeti National Park
D) Mana Pools National Park
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