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Mount Longonot National Park - Exam
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  • 1. Where is Mount Longonot located?
A) Northwest of Nairobi, Kenya
B) Southeast of Lake Naivasha in Kenya's Great Rift Valley
C) East of Mombasa, Kenya
D) Southwest of the Serengeti National Park
  • 2. What is the meaning of 'Longonot' in Maasai?
A) Place of great waterfalls
B) Home of lions
C) Mountains of many spurs or steep ridges
D) Land of endless plains
  • 3. Which organization manages Mount Longonot National Park?
A) Kenya Wildlife Service
B) African Wildlife Foundation
C) United Nations Environmental Programme
D) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
  • 4. How long is the trail from the park entrance to the crater rim?
A) 13.5 km
B) 7.2 km
C) 21 km
D) 3.1 km
  • 5. What is the total distance for a complete tour around Mount Longonot?
A) 7.2 km
B) 3.1 km
C) 13.5 km
D) 21 km
  • 6. How long does the complete tour of Mount Longonot take, including rest breaks?
A) 2–3 hours
B) 6–7 hours
C) 8–9 hours
D) 4–5 hours
  • 7. What is the elevation of Mount Longonot's gate?
A) 2776 m
B) 2150 m
C) 2000 m
D) 3000 m
  • 8. How far is Mount Longonot from Nairobi?
A) 100 kilometers southeast
B) 30 kilometers northeast
C) 80 kilometers southwest
D) 60 kilometres northwest
  • 9. What type of volcano is Mount Longonot?
A) Shield volcano
B) Cinder cone
C) Lava dome
D) Stratovolcano
  • 10. When did Mount Longonot last erupt?
A) 1900s
B) 1860s
C) 2000s
D) 1950s
  • 11. What geological feature forms the base of Mount Longonot's summit cone?
A) An expansive plateau
B) A large caldera
C) A vast plain
D) A deep ravine
  • 12. How old are the eruptions that formed Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 50,000 years ago
B) 100,000 years ago
C) 21,000 years ago
D) 10,000 years ago
  • 13. What is the size of Mount Longonot's caldera?
A) 8 x 12 km
B) 5 x 7 km
C) 3 x 4 km
D) 10 x 15 km
  • 14. What geothermal activity has been recorded at Mount Longonot?
A) Active magmatic systems beneath the volcano
B) High levels of seismic activity unrelated to magma
C) Complete dormancy with no geothermal signs
D) Extensive ice formation in the crater
  • 15. What type of trees cover the crater floor?
A) Cacti
B) Tall evergreens
C) Palm trees
D) Small trees
  • 16. Which animals can be found on Mount Longonot?
A) Plains zebra, giraffe, Thomson's gazelle, buffaloes, and hartebeest
B) Cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas
C) Lions, elephants, and rhinos
D) Wildebeests, zebras, and wildebeests
  • 17. What event occurred on March 21, 2009, at Mount Longonot?
A) An earthquake
B) A volcanic eruption
C) Heavy rainfall causing floods
D) Bush fires burned up the mountain and descended into the crater
  • 18. What is located south of Mount Longonot?
A) A major highway
B) The Longonot satellite earth station
C) Lake Naivasha
D) A large city
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