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Belize Barrier Reef - Quiz
Belize Barrier Reef
  • 1. How long is the Belize Barrier Reef section?
A) 560 kilometres
B) 300 kilometres
C) 100 kilometres
D) 900 kilometres
  • 2. What is the Belize Barrier Reef part of?
A) Caribbean Reef Chain
B) Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
C) Great Barrier Reef
D) Yucatán Reef System
  • 3. Who described the reef as 'the most remarkable reef in the West Indies' in 1842?
A) Jacques Cousteau
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Alexander von Humboldt
D) Charles Darwin
  • 4. How many species of hard coral are found in the reef?
A) 500
B) 90
C) 36
D) 70
  • 5. Which of the following is an atoll included in the Belize Barrier Reef?
A) Tobacco Caye
B) Ambergris Caye
C) St. George's Caye
D) Glover's Reef
  • 6. When did Jacques Cousteau make the Great Blue Hole famous?
A) 1970
B) 1996
C) 2010
D) 1998
  • 7. What percentage of the reef is estimated to have been researched?
A) 50%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 90%
  • 8. In what year was the reserve system designated a World Heritage Site?
A) 1970
B) 1996
C) 2015
D) 2010
  • 9. Which country became the first to completely ban bottom trawling in 2010?
A) Honduras
B) Mexico
C) Australia
D) Belize
  • 10. Approximately what portion of Belize's coral reef has been damaged since 1998?
A) Over 80%
B) Under 10%
C) Over 40%
D) Exactly 25%
  • 11. What is the primary cause of coral bleaching mentioned in the text?
A) Increase in ocean temperatures
B) Overfishing
C) Shipping traffic
D) Underwater construction
  • 12. What event caused a 48 percent reduction in live coral cover in 1998?
A) Massive tourist activity
B) Oil spill
C) Hurricane Mitch
D) Bottom trawling
  • 13. How many species of fish are estimated to inhabit the Belize Barrier Reef?
A) 500
B) 70
C) 36
D) 1000
  • 14. Which atoll is nearest to Belize City?
A) Turneffe Atoll
B) Glover's Reef
C) Lighthouse Reef
D) Half Moon Caye
  • 15. How many marine reserves are included in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System?
A) 450
B) 7
C) 3
D) 12
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