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