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Amber Mountain National Park - Quiz
Contributed by: Bryan
  • 1. Where is Montagne d'Ambre National Park located?
A) Near Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar
B) On an island off the coast of Madagascar
C) In southern Madagascar
D) In the Diana Region of northern Madagascar
  • 2. What is Montagne d'Ambre National Park known for?
A) Its large desert areas
B) Its vast savannah landscapes
C) Its extensive coral reefs
D) Its endemic flora and fauna, waterfalls, and crater lakes
  • 3. How far is Montagne d'Ambre National Park from Antananarivo?
A) 200 km (124 mi) east
B) 750 km (466 mi) west
C) 1,000 km (620 mi) north
D) 500 km (310 mi) south
  • 4. What is the highest mountain in northern Madagascar?
A) Mount Ambohitra (Amber Mountain)
B) Mount Ankaratra
C) Mount Marojejy
D) Mount Tsaratanana
  • 5. How many species of birds are known to inhabit Montagne d'Ambre National Park?
A) Fifty species
B) One hundred species
C) Thirty species
D) Seventy-five species
  • 6. What type of rock predominantly makes up the park's volcanic massif?
A) Limestone
B) Sandstone
C) Basaltic rock
D) Granite
  • 7. How much annual rainfall does Montagne d'Ambre National Park receive compared to the surrounding town?
A) 3,000 mm (118.1 in) compared with 900 mm (35.4 in)
B) 3,585 mm (141.1 in) compared with 1,000 mm (39 in)
C) 4,000 mm (157.5 in) compared with 1,200 mm (47.2 in)
D) 2,500 mm (98.4 in) compared with 800 mm (31.5 in)
  • 8. What is the park named after?
A) The abundance of wild elephants
B) Its unique sand dunes
C) Its large deposits of gold
D) Deposits of copal, a soft form of amber
  • 9. How long does it take to travel from Antsiranana to the park's entrance by bush taxi?
A) About 30 minutes
B) About 2 hours
C) About 1 hour
D) About 45 minutes
  • 10. Which peoples live in and around Montagne d'Ambre National Park?
A) The Sakavala and Antankarana peoples
B) The Zafimaniry and Merina peoples
C) The Vezo and Mahafaly peoples
D) The Betsileo and Tsimihety peoples
  • 11. What type of forest covers most of the park?
A) Mangrove swamp
B) Dry deciduous forest
C) Montane rainforest
D) Savannah woodland
  • 12. How tall can trees in the park's montane rainforest grow?
A) Up to 10 m (33 ft)
B) Up to 60 m (197 ft)
C) Up to 40 m (130 ft)
D) Up to 20 m (65 ft)
  • 13. Which invasive alien bush is found in the park?
A) Eichhornia crassipes
B) Lantana camara
C) Opuntia ficus-indica
D) Prosopis juliflora
  • 14. How many species of mammals are found in the park?
A) Fifty species
B) Ten species
C) Thirty-five species
D) Twenty-five species
  • 15. Which endemic mammal is known as the ring-tailed mongoose?
A) Eulemur fulvus
B) Propithecus verreauxi
C) Galidia elegans
D) Microcebus murinus
  • 16. How many species of birds in the park are endemic?
A) Twenty species
B) Thirty-five species
C) Fifty species
D) Forty-five species
  • 17. Which bird is only known from one area on the Amber Mountain massif?
A) Amber Mountain rock thrush (Monticola sharpei erythronotus)
B) Red-billed leiothrix
C) Malagasy harrier-hawk
D) Madagascar fish eagle
  • 18. Which is one of the smallest reptiles in the world found in the park?
A) Savannah monitor
B) Madagascar giant day gecko
C) Amber Mountain leaf chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata)
D) Malagasy ground boa
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