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