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Salonga National Park - Test
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  • 1. In what year was Salonga National Park inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
A) 1999
B) 1984
C) 2015
D) 1970
  • 2. What is the size of Salonga National Park in hectares?
A) 3,600,000 hectares
B) 8,900,000 acres
C) 5,000,000 hectares
D) 36,000 km2
  • 3. Which of the following provinces does Salonga National Park extend into?
A) Mai Ndombe
B) Lubumbashi
C) Kinshasa
D) Goma
  • 4. What is the main reason for Salonga National Park being listed as endangered in 1999?
A) Forest fires
B) Poaching and housing construction
C) Mining activities
D) Industrial pollution
  • 5. In which year was Salonga National Park removed from the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list?
A) 2021
B) 2009
C) 2015
D) 1999
  • 6. Which river meanders through the center of Salonga National Park?
A) Salonga River
B) Busira River
C) Lula River
D) Lokoro River
  • 7. Who co-manages Salonga National Park since 2015?
A) Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature and the World Wide Fund for Nature
B) National Geographic Society and ICCN
C) UNESCO and African Wildlife Foundation
D) Congo River Basin Authority and WWF
  • 8. What is the name of the religious sect that settled in Salonga National Park after its creation?
A) Babalaos
B) Pygmies
C) Mbuti
D) Kitawalistes
  • 9. What is the original name of Salonga National Park when it was established in 1956?
A) Mai Ndombe Forest
B) Tshuapa National Park
C) Congo Basin Reserve
D) Kinshasa Nature Preserve
  • 10. Which president issued the decree establishing the present boundaries of Salonga National Park in 1970?
A) Patrice Lumumba
B) President Mobutu Sese Seko
C) Leopold II
D) Joseph Kabila
  • 11. Which species is known to have high densities around Iyaelima villages?
A) Gorillas
B) Bonobos
C) Chimpanzees
D) Elephants
  • 12. What geographic feature makes most of Salonga National Park accessible only by river?
A) Lack of roads
B) Desert conditions
C) Mountainous terrain
D) Dense urban areas
  • 13. Which river does the Salonga River meet at its confluence within the park?
A) Lokoro River
B) Lula River
C) Busira River
D) Congo River
  • 14. What is the main reason for the high bonobo densities around Iyaelima villages?
A) Bonobos use Iyaelima villages as nesting sites
B) Bonobos are attracted to human settlements
C) Iyaelima provide food for bonobos
D) Iyaelima cause no threat to the park's emblematic species
  • 15. Which organization was involved in the park's co-management since 2015?
A) Conservation International
B) World Wide Fund for Nature
C) Greenpeace
D) National Geographic Society
  • 16. What is the rank of Salonga National Park's rainforest in terms of size globally?
A) Second largest
B) Third largest
C) Fourth largest
D) Largest
  • 17. What percentage of plant species in the southwestern part of Salonga National Park rely on animals for seed dispersal?
A) 60%
B) 90%
C) 70%
D) 85%
  • 18. Which threatened bird species endemic to the Congo Basin is also the national bird of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A) Black stork
B) Cattle egret
C) Yellow-billed stork
D) Congo peafowl
  • 19. How many fish species have been identified in Salonga National Park?
A) 56
B) 45
C) 60
D) 50
  • 20. Which type of crocodile is found within Salonga National Park?
A) American alligators
B) Nile crocodiles
C) Saltwater crocodiles
D) African slender-snouted crocodiles
  • 21. What is the primary method of accessing Salonga National Park?
A) By helicopter landing
B) Through an underground tunnel
C) Via motor vehicle or trekking along a dirt road from Monkoto Airport
D) By boat via the Congo River
  • 22. Which primate species, other than bonobos, is found in Salonga National Park?
A) Chimpanzees
B) Dryas monkey
C) Gorillas
D) Orangutans
  • 23. Which of the following mammals is not found in Salonga National Park?
A) Forest elephants
B) Bonobos
C) Hippopotamus
D) Lions
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