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