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Drakensberg Mountains - Exam
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  • 1. Where are the Drakensberg Mountains located?
A) South America
B) Eastern Europe
C) North Asia
D) Southern Africa
  • 2. What is the highest peak in the Drakensberg?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Table Mountain
C) K2
D) Thabana Ntlenyana
  • 3. Which two countries does the Drakensberg range primarily extend between?
A) Botswana and Zimbabwe
B) Mozambique and Swaziland
C) South Africa and Namibia
D) South Africa and Lesotho
  • 4. What is the approximate length of the Drakensberg range?
A) 500 kilometers
B) 1,500 kilometers
C) 2,500 kilometers
D) 1,000 kilometers
  • 5. What is a popular activity to do in the Drakensberg Mountains?
A) Hiking
B) Scuba diving
C) Surfing
D) Skiing
  • 6. What is the meaning of the word 'Drakensberg'?
A) Cold Mountains
B) Tall Mountains
C) Dragon Mountains
D) River Mountains
  • 7. How tall is Thabana Ntlenyana, the highest peak in the Drakensberg?
A) 3,482 meters
B) 2,500 meters
C) 5,500 meters
D) 4,000 meters
  • 8. What is the primary vegetation type found in the Drakensberg?
A) Desert scrub
B) Tundra
C) Grassland
D) Rainforest
  • 9. What type of climate is typically found in the Drakensberg region?
A) Tropical
B) Temperate
C) Arctic
D) Desert
  • 10. Which river valley features include the Blyde River Canyon and Three Rondavels?
A) The Drakensberg escarpment in Mpumalanga
B) The Chimanimani Mountains
C) The Eastern Cape Province
D) The Limpopo River Valley
  • 11. Where does the Drakensberg terminate in the north?
A) Near Tzaneen at about the 22° S parallel
B) Near Hoedspruit
C) In the Eastern Cape Province
D) In the Chimanimani Mountains
  • 12. What caused the absence of the Great Escarpment north of Tzaneen?
A) Human activity
B) A failed westerly branch of the main rift
C) Volcanic activity
D) Erosion by the Limpopo River
  • 13. What is the highest elevation in Limpopo?
A) The Wolkberg at 2,200 m
B) The Strydpoort Mountains
C) The Eastern Cape Plateau
D) The Blyde River Canyon
  • 14. What geological process has the plateau in southern Africa undergone in the past 20 million years?
A) Volcanic activity
B) Desertification
C) Massive uplifting
D) Subsidence
  • 15. What type of rocks compose the KwaZulu-Natal – Free State Drakensberg?
A) Hard erosion-resistant rocks
B) Metamorphic rocks
C) Softer rocks
D) Igneous rocks
  • 16. How are the 'Lesotho Mountains' primarily formed?
A) By volcanic activity
B) By glacial movements
C) By sediment deposition
D) By erosion gulleys turning into deep valleys
  • 17. What environmental condition is found in the higher parts of Drakensberg?
A) Mildly periglacial environment
B) Desert environment
C) Tropical rainforest environment
D) Temperate forest environment
  • 18. What recent change may have affected the intensity of periglaciation in Drakensberg?
A) Urbanization
B) Mining activities
C) Deforestation
D) Climate change
  • 19. What effect does lightning have on the summit areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Deposition effect
B) Weathering effect
C) Erosion effect
D) Blasting effect
  • 20. What is the age of the quartzite rocks in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Drakensberg?
A) 300 million years old.
B) 250 million years old.
C) More than 2000 million years old.
D) 180 million years old.
  • 21. Which geological group forms the Drakensberg escarpment south of the 26°S parallel?
A) Transvaal Supergroup.
B) Clarens sandstone.
C) Ecca shales from the Karoo Supergroup.
D) Beaufort rocks from the Karoo Supergroup.
  • 22. What is the age of the Ecca shales in the Drakensberg?
A) 180 million years old.
B) More than 2000 million years old.
C) 250 million years old.
D) 300 million years old.
  • 23. What is the age of the Beaufort rocks in the Drakensberg?
A) 180 million years old.
B) More than 2000 million years old.
C) 300 million years old.
D) 250 million years old.
  • 24. What is the age of the basalt layer in the Drakensberg?
A) 180 million years old.
B) 300 million years old.
C) More than 2000 million years old.
D) 250 million years old.
  • 25. What is the youngest sedimentary rock in the Drakensberg?
A) Clarens sandstone.
B) Ecca shales.
C) Quartzite from the Transvaal Supergroup.
D) Beaufort rocks.
  • 26. Which peak is located at 3,450 m (11,319 ft)?
A) Mafadi.
B) Champagne Castle.
C) Makoaneng.
D) Njesuthi.
  • 27. Which peak is known as the world's highest waterfall?
A) Mafadi.
B) Angel Falls.
C) Makoaneng.
D) Tugela Falls (Thukela Falls).
  • 28. Which river's source is found in the Drakensberg?
A) The Nile River.
B) The Congo River.
C) The Orange River.
D) The Zambezi River.
  • 29. How many plant species in the Drakensberg are listed as globally endangered?
A) 98
B) 2,153
C) 119
D) 300
  • 30. Which plant genus contains the conifers found in the Drakensberg?
A) Pinus
B) Juniperus
C) Abies
D) Podocarpus
  • 31. Which rare plant in the Drakensberg is known for its spiral-shaped leaves?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Monocymbium ceresiiforme
C) Podocarpus
D) Spiral Aloe
  • 32. What percentage of all non-marine avian species in southern Africa are found in the Drakensberg?
A) 45%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 37%
  • 33. Which bird species is endemic to the high peaks of the Drakensberg?
A) Buff-streaked chat
B) Bush blackcap
C) Mountain pipit
D) Cape vulture
  • 34. Which two snake species in the Drakensberg are highly venomous?
A) Rudd's lark and yellow-breasted pipit
B) Bush blackcap and Drakensberg rockjumper
C) Not specified
D) Mountain pipit and buff-streaked chat
  • 35. Which mammal is known for its presence in the mountainous regions of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Black wildebeest
C) Chacma baboon
D) Klipspringer
  • 36. Which fish species was thought to be extinct before being found in the Senqunyane River?
A) Maluti redfin
B) Cape vulture
C) Mountain pipit
D) Phofung river frog
  • 37. Which frog species is endemic to the forested areas of the Drakensberg?
A) Maluti river frog
B) Drakensberg river frog
C) Phofung river frog
D) Forest rain frog
  • 38. Which bird of prey is endangered and hunts in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Cape vulture
B) Drakensberg rockjumper
C) Bush blackcap
D) Mountain pipit
  • 39. Which grass species is found in the grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Mountain pipit
C) Oat grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme
D) Cape vulture
  • 40. Which mammal is known for its presence on the lower slopes of the Drakensberg?
A) Klipspringer
B) Mountain pipit
C) Black wildebeest
D) Cape vulture
  • 41. Which plant is a small shrub found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Mountain pipit
B) Cape vulture
C) Southern white rhinoceros
D) Ericas
  • 42. Which bird species is mainly found in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Cape vulture
B) Klipspringer
C) Buff-streaked chat
D) Southern white rhinoceros
  • 43. Which mammal is known for its presence in the grazing fauna of the Drakensberg?
A) Cape vulture
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Eland
D) Mountain pipit
  • 44. Which bird species is found mainly in the Drakensberg mountains?
A) Klipspringer
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Rudd's lark
D) Cape vulture
  • 45. Which plant is a creeping plant found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Creeping plants
B) Southern white rhinoceros
C) Mountain pipit
D) Cape vulture
  • 46. Which plant species is endemic or near-endemic in the Drakensberg?
A) 300 species
B) 119 species
C) 2,153 species
D) 98 species
  • 47. Which plant is a tussock grass found in the high alti-montane grasslands of the Drakensberg?
A) Southern white rhinoceros
B) Tussock grass
C) Mountain pipit
D) Cape vulture
  • 48. What percentage of the Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands ecoregion is in protected areas?
A) 10%
B) 12%
C) 7%
D) 5.81%
  • 49. What is the main threat to the grassland of the lower slopes in the Drakensberg?
A) Mining activities
B) Tourism development
C) Wildfires
D) Agriculture, especially overgrazing
  • 50. Which park is part of the Ukhahlamba Drakensberg Park complex?
A) Kruger National Park
B) Royal Natal National Park
C) Camdeboo National Park
D) Mountain Zebra National Park
  • 51. What is the significance of the Allendale Mountain Reserve?
A) It is the smallest reserve in the Drakensberg
B) It is the largest private reserve adjoining the World Heritage Site
C) It is the only reserve with no tourism
D) It is the only reserve with no wildlife
  • 52. Which of the following is not a protected area in the Drakensberg?
A) Vergelegen Nature Reserve
B) Sehlabathebe National Park
C) Golden Gate Highlands National Park
D) Tsehlanyane National Park
  • 53. Which area is known for the historic San (Bushman) paintings?
A) Sehlabathebe
B) Tsehlanyane
C) Golden Gate Highlands
D) Kamberg area
  • 54. Which reserve is a haven for the eland?
A) Natal National Park
B) Loteni Nature Reserve
C) Malekgalonyane Nature Reserve
D) Giant's Castle reserve
  • 55. Which park is not part of the Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests ecoregion?
A) Camdeboo National Park
B) Tsehlanyane National Park
C) Sehlabathebe National Park
D) Golden Gate Highlands National Park
  • 56. Which of the following towns is located in the Eastern Cape Province in the Drakensberg area?
A) Maseru
B) Ladysmith
C) Matatiele
D) Ulundi
  • 57. What is the capital of Lesotho?
A) Newcastle
B) Ladysmith
C) Ixopo
D) Maseru
  • 58. Which town was the former Zulu capital?
A) Tzaneen
B) Ulundi
C) Matatiele
D) Newcastle
  • 59. In which province is Tzaneen located?
A) KwaZulu-Natal
B) Lesotho
C) Limpopo Province
D) Eastern Cape Province
  • 60. How many different caves and overhanging sites contain these rock paintings?
A) 200
B) 500
C) 1,000
D) 700
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