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Zambezi - Exam
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  • 1. Where is the Zambezi River located?
A) Europe
B) South America
C) Africa
D) Asia
  • 2. Which famous waterfall is located on the Zambezi River?
A) Iguazu Falls
B) Niagara Falls
C) Angel Falls
D) Victoria Falls
  • 3. What is the name of the largest hydroelectric power plant on the Zambezi River?
A) Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
B) Aswan High Dam
C) Cahora Bassa Dam
D) Kariba Dam
  • 4. What traditional activity do the indigenous people living along the Zambezi River engage in?
A) Scuba diving
B) Skiing
C) Snowboarding
D) Fishing
  • 5. What famous explorer is known for discovering the Zambezi River?
A) David Livingstone
B) Marco Polo
C) Vasco da Gama
D) Christopher Columbus
  • 6. Which of the following is a fish species found in the Zambezi River?
A) Tigerfish
B) Pacific Salmon
C) Great White Shark
D) Swordfish
  • 7. Which two countries are most prominently associated with the Zambezi River?
A) Kenya and Tanzania
B) South Africa and Mozambique
C) Zambia and Zimbabwe
D) Namibia and Botswana
  • 8. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Zambezi River?
A) Kafue River
B) Nile River
C) Luangwa River
D) Chobe River
  • 9. What is the fourth-longest river in Africa?
A) The Zambezi
B) The Niger
C) The Congo
D) The Nile
  • 10. Which ocean does the Zambezi River flow into?
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Southern Ocean
C) Mediterranean Sea
D) Indian Ocean
  • 11. What is the approximate length of the Zambezi River?
A) 6,650 km (4,130 mi)
B) 2,574 km (1,599 mi)
C) 3,400 km (2,113 mi)
D) 4,160 km (2,582 mi)
  • 12. What is the elevation at which the Zambezi River rises?
A) About 800 metres (2,625 ft)
B) About 2,000 metres (6,561 ft)
C) About 500 metres (1,640 ft)
D) About 1,524 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level
  • 13. What type of forest does the Zambezi flow into eastward of its source?
A) Miombo woodland
B) Cryptosepalum dry forest
C) Western Zambezian grasslands
D) Savanna grasslands
  • 14. What is the approximate width of the Barotse Floodplain during the rainy season?
A) 25 km
B) 40 km
C) 50 km
D) 10 km
  • 15. What is the elevation drop from the Zambezi's source to Chavuma Falls?
A) About 600 m (1,969 ft)
B) About 200 m (656 ft)
C) About 100 m (328 ft)
D) About 400 m (1,300 ft)
  • 16. What is the name of the festival associated with the Lozi people's annual move?
A) Umhlanga
B) Mwaka Kogwa
C) Chimbalanga
D) Kuomboka
  • 17. What is the approximate area covered by the Zambezi's drainage basin?
A) 2,300,000 km2 (890,000 mi2)
B) 1,390,000 km2 (540,000 mi2)
C) 3,500,000 km2 (1,353,000 mi2)
D) 900,000 km2 (350,000 mi2)
  • 18. Which of these countries does the Zambezi River border?
A) Rwanda
B) Namibia
C) Kenya
D) Tanzania
  • 19. Where does the middle Zambezi end?
A) Victoria Falls
B) Lake Kariba
C) Lake Cahora Bassa
D) Batoka Gorge
  • 20. In which year was Lake Kariba created?
A) 1974
B) 1959
C) 1965
D) 1980
  • 21. Which distributary is used for navigation?
A) Luabo
B) Chinde mouth
C) Timbwe
D) Kongone
  • 22. What was the record flood discharge of the Zambezi River at Marromeu in 1958?
A) 500 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 6,700 m3 per second
D) 3,900 m3 per second
  • 23. What is the mean monthly maximum discharge at the Zambezi delta in April?
A) 6,700 m3 per second
B) 22,500 m3 per second
C) 1,000 m3 per second
D) 3,900 m3 per second
  • 24. What impact did the reduction in flooding have on wildlife feeding and breeding patterns?
A) They remained unchanged.
B) They improved significantly.
C) They became more predictable.
D) They were disrupted.
  • 25. Which ecoregion includes the floodplains of the Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Rivers?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Savannah grassland
C) Mangrove forest
D) Zambezian coastal flooded savanna
  • 26. Which of the following animals is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) Lion
B) Leopard
C) Elephant
D) Cheetah
  • 27. Which bridge was bombed during Angola's civil war and not yet reconstructed?
A) Sioma Bridge
B) Kazungula Bridge
C) Cazombo road bridge
D) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
  • 28. Which national park in Zambia is located along the Zambezi river?
A) Etosha National Park
B) Serengeti National Park
C) Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
D) Kruger National Park
  • 29. What type of habitat do mangroves provide along the Zambezi delta?
A) Mountainous regions
B) Fringing the shoreline
C) Inland forests
D) Desert areas
  • 30. What effect did the Mozambican Civil War have on hunting in the Zambezi delta?
A) It introduced regulated hunting practices.
B) It had no impact on hunting.
C) It stopped all hunting activities.
D) It led to uncontrolled hunting of animals.
  • 31. Which animal is sometimes known as the Zambezi shark?
A) Bull shark
B) Monitor lizard
C) Nile crocodile
D) Hippopotamus
  • 32. What is the effect of reduced wetland areas on wildlife during the Mozambican Civil War?
A) It led to increased conservation efforts.
B) It improved habitat conditions.
C) It resulted in uncontrolled hunting.
D) It had no impact on wildlife.
  • 33. Which of the following is not an effect of dam construction on the Zambezi delta?
A) Reduced area of floodplain
B) Increased grassland after flooding
C) Less grassland remains after flooding
D) Disrupted wildlife feeding and breeding patterns
  • 34. What was one measure taken to protect fish stocks in the Impalila conservancy area?
A) Promotion of commercial fishing
B) Deregulation of fishing activities
C) Introduction of invasive species
D) The Kayasa Channel was declared a fisheries reserve
  • 35. Which of the following species is endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) African elephant
B) Pungwe worm snake (Leptotyphlops pungwensis)
C) Giraffe
D) Hippopotamus
  • 36. What disease outbreak occurred in the Zambezi river in September 2007?
A) Malaria
B) Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS)
C) Cholera
D) Ebola
  • 37. Which bird species is mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Penguin
B) Albatross
C) Ostrich
D) Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
  • 38. What was the original local name for the Zambezi given by dwellers of the Swahili coast?
A) Monomatapa.
B) Cuama.
C) Zembere.
D) Quelimane.
  • 39. What is the primary impact of dams on the Zambezi's floodplains?
A) They had no impact on the floodplain.
B) They reduced the area of floodplain.
C) They expanded the floodplain area.
D) They increased the frequency of flooding.
  • 40. Which people are most likely the origin of the name 'Zambezi'?
A) The Monomatapa.
B) The M'biza, or Bisa people.
C) The Lozi people.
D) The Swahili coast dwellers.
  • 41. What was the status of fish stocks in Lake Liambezi as of 2017?
A) Abundant
B) Increasing
C) Depleted
D) Stable
  • 42. Which bridge opened in 2009?
A) Lubosi Imwiko II Bridge
B) Caia Bridge
C) Kazungula Bridge
D) Sioma Bridge
  • 43. What type of tax do some Zambian towns levy on people taking Zambezi fish to other parts of the country?
A) Unofficial 'fish taxes'
B) Mineral extraction taxes
C) Official 'fishing licenses'
D) Tourist fees
  • 44. What was the average discharge at the end of the dry season before dam construction?
A) 3,900 m3 per second
B) 6,700 m3 per second
C) 500 m3 per second
D) 22,500 m3 per second
  • 45. Which major town is located in Mozambique along the Zambezi river?
A) Nampula
B) Beira
C) Maputo
D) Songo
  • 46. Who led the expeditions to continue exploration in the upper basin of the Zambezi between 1895 and 1900?
A) David Livingstone
B) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
C) António Fernandes
D) Frederick Stanley Arnot
  • 47. Who accompanied Frederick Stanley Arnot on his expedition in 1884?
A) Serpa Pinto
B) John Kirk
C) David Livingstone
D) António da Silva Porto
  • 48. Which of the following is not a carnivore found in the Zambezi delta?
A) Leopard
B) Lion
C) Giraffe
D) Cheetah
  • 49. Name a major town in Namibia along the Zambezi river.
A) Windhoek
B) Swakopmund
C) Walvis Bay
D) Katima Mulilo
  • 50. Who was the first European to visit the inland Zambezi River?
A) David Livingstone
B) Serpa Pinto
C) Frederick Stanley Arnot
D) António Fernandes
  • 51. What is a major cause of water pollution around urban areas in the Zambezi region?
A) Industrial waste discharge
B) Plastic debris
C) Oil spills
D) Sewage effluent from inadequate water-treatment facilities
  • 52. Who accompanied David Livingstone during his exploration from 1858 to 1860?
A) Frederick Stanley Arnot
B) Major A. St Hill Gibbons
C) John Kirk
D) António da Silva Porto
  • 53. What type of flooding still occurs despite dam construction?
A) No flooding at all
B) Only medium-level floods
C) Extreme floods
D) Seasonal flooding is completely controlled
  • 54. In which year was the Chinde channel north of the Zambezi's main mouths seen?
A) 1895
B) 1900
C) 1889
D) 1878
  • 55. Which river is part of the Middle Zambezi cumulatively?
A) Zambezi Delta
B) Lower Zambezi
C) Gwembe Catchment
D) Northern Highlands catchment
  • 56. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Kafue River?
A) 16%
B) 2%
C) 25%
D) 8%
  • 57. Which reptile is not mentioned as inhabiting the Zambezi delta?
A) African rock python
B) Nile monitor lizard
C) Komodo dragon
D) Nile crocodile
  • 58. What type of fish are heavily fished for food in the Zambezi?
A) Tigerfish
B) Yellowfish
C) Cichlids
D) Catfish
  • 59. Which of the following is a migratory waterbird found in the Zambezi floodplains?
A) Flamingo
B) Swan
C) Duck
D) Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
  • 60. Which Zambian agriculture minister asked experts to investigate the EUS outbreak?
A) John Doe
B) Jane Smith
C) Michael Johnson
D) Ben Kapita
  • 61. Which bridge connects Zambia and Botswana?
A) Otto Beit Bridge at Chirundu
B) Second Chirundu Bridge
C) Victoria Falls Bridge
D) Kazungula Bridge
  • 62. Which snake species is nearly endemic to the Zambezi delta?
A) Boa constrictor
B) Floodplain water snake (Lycodonomorphus whytei obscuriventris)
C) Black mamba
D) King cobra
  • 63. What percentage of Zambezi discharge is contributed by the Shire Rivers?
A) 16%
B) 25%
C) 2%
D) 8%
  • 64. Which hill did Frederick Stanley Arnot consider suitable for a mission?
A) Mount Kilimanjaro
B) Kalene Hill
C) Table Mountain
D) Drakensberg Mountains
  • 65. Which national park is located in Zimbabwe along the Zambezi river?
A) Serengeti National Park
B) Mana Pools National Park
C) Etosha National Park
D) Kruger National Park
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