Lake Titicaca - 测试
  • 1. How many aquatic species are found in Lake Titicaca?
A) About 700
B) Exactly 300
C) Less than 100
D) More than 530
  • 2. When was Lake Titicaca designated as a Ramsar Site?
A) January 15, 2000
B) July 4, 1995
C) March 12, 2010
D) August 26, 1998
  • 3. Which organization designated Lake Titicaca as an Important Bird Area?
A) Greenpeace
B) World Wildlife Fund
C) BirdLife International
D) United Nations Environment Programme
  • 4. Which of the following species is flightless and found in Lake Titicaca?
A) Titicaca grebe
B) Snowy egret
C) Andean gull
D) Chilean flamingo
  • 5. Which species has likely become extinct from Lake Titicaca?
A) White-tufted grebe
B) Andean gull
C) Chilean flamingo
D) Titicaca orestias
  • 6. What is the primary reason for the extinction of the Titicaca orestias?
A) Pollution from industrial waste
B) Competition and predation by introduced species
C) Overfishing by local communities
D) Climate change
  • 7. Which fish species is not found in the lake itself but in associated ecosystems?
A) Orestias
B) Astroblepus stuebeli
C) Trichomycterus dispar
D) Catfish
  • 8. How many described species of freshwater snails are found in Lake Titicaca?
A) 24
B) 10
C) 50
D) 100
  • 9. Which type of aquatic vegetation grows in water shallower than 3 meters in Lake Titicaca?
A) Potamogeton
B) Azolla
C) Chara
D) Totora sedges
  • 10. What geological period marks the initial development of the Tinajani Basin?
A) Jurassic to Cretaceous
B) Triassic to Jurassic
C) Late Oligocene to late Miocene
D) Cambrian to Devonian
  • 11. What type of basin is the Tinajani Basin?
A) Intermontane pull-apart basin
B) Glacial trough
C) Volcanic caldera
D) Deltaic basin
  • 12. Which lake existed between 120,000 and 98,000 BP in the Tinajani Basin?
A) Lake Ballivián
B) Lake Minchin
C) Lake Cabana
D) Lake Mataro
  • 13. What was the primary purpose of Khoa reef during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
A) A pilgrimage complex for offerings
B) A trade hub
C) A fishing site
D) A military outpost
  • 14. Which artifacts were found in underwater excavations near the Island of Khoa?
A) Gold coins and jewelry
B) Pottery shards and tools
C) Ceramic feline incense burners, carved juvenile llamas, metal, shell, and stone ornaments
D) Ancient scrolls and manuscripts
  • 15. What is the translation of 'caca' in Aymara?
A) crack or fissure
B) puma, lead, or a heavy metal
C) comb of a bird
D) white or grey hairs of the head
  • 16. What does 'k’ak’a' mean in Aymara?
A) white or grey hairs of the head
B) crack or fissure, or alternatively, comb of a bird
C) puma, lead, or a heavy metal
D) gray, discolored, lead-colored puma
  • 17. According to Weston La Barre, what does 'titiq’aq’a' mean?
A) white or grey hairs of the head
B) puma, lead, or a heavy metal
C) crack or fissure
D) gray, discolored, lead-colored puma
  • 18. What was Lake Titicaca known as in the 16th century?
A) Lago Chucuito
B) Lago Huiñaymarca
C) Thakhsi cala
D) Chuquivitu
  • 19. What does 'Chuquivitu' loosely translate to?
A) sacred rock
B) gray, discolored puma
C) lance point
D) Eternal City
  • 20. What is the origin of the name 'Titicaca' according to Stanish?
A) gray, discolored puma
B) a corruption of the term thakhsi cala
C) Lago Huiñaymarca
D) Chuquivitu
  • 21. What is the name of the most important indigenous shrine in the Lake Titicaca region?
A) Lago Huiñaymarca
B) Isla del Lago
C) thakhsi cala on the Isla del Sol
D) Chuquivitu
  • 22. What is the southeast quarter of Lake Titicaca called in Bolivia?
A) Lago Mayor
B) Lago Pequeño
C) Lago Huiñaymarca
D) Lago Chucuito
  • 23. What does 'Wiñay Marka' mean in Aymara?
A) gray, discolored puma
B) sacred rock
C) lance point
D) the Eternal City
  • 24. What is the larger part of Lake Titicaca called in Bolivia?
A) Lago Huiñaymarca
B) Lago Mayor
C) Lago Chucuito
D) Lago Pequeño
  • 25. What is the surface area of Lake Titicaca?
A) 8,372 km2 (3,232 sq mi)
B) 6,480–6,500 m
C) 65,000 sq ft
D) 5,030 m
  • 26. What is the elevation of Lake Titicaca?
A) 65,000 sq ft
B) 5,030 m
C) 3,812 m (12,507 ft)
D) 6,480–6,500 m
  • 27. What is the name of the overall highest lake in the world?
A) Lake Puma Yumco
B) Lake Titicaca
C) Lago Chucuito
D) Ojos del Salado
  • 28. What was the largest vessel afloat on Lake Titicaca for many years?
A) SS Ollanta
B) Manco Capac
C) Thakhsi cala
D) Chuquivitu
  • 29. What is the current largest vessel on Lake Titicaca?
A) Manco Capac
B) Chuquivitu
C) SS Ollanta
D) Thakhsi cala
  • 30. Which region in Peru contains the western part of Lake Titicaca?
A) Arequipa Region
B) Cusco Region
C) Puno Region
D) Lima Region
  • 31. How many major river systems feed into Lake Titicaca?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Three
  • 32. Which river is the largest tributary by flow volume to Lake Titicaca?
A) Coata River
B) Ramis River
C) Ilave River
D) Huancané River
  • 33. How many islands are there in Lake Titicaca?
A) Twenty
B) Thirty
C) Fifty
D) Forty-one
  • 34. What type of lake is Lake Titicaca, having only one season of free circulation?
A) Oligomictic
B) Dimictic
C) Monomictic
D) Polymictic
  • 35. What percentage of the lake's water balance is accounted for by its single outlet?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) About 10%
D) 75%
  • 36. What causes most of the water loss in Lake Titicaca?
A) River inflow
B) Evapotranspiration
C) Groundwater seepage
D) Ice melting
  • 37. What is the salinity range of Lake Titicaca as reported by UNESCO?
A) 10.0-15.0 parts per 1000
B) 1.0-3.0 parts per 1000
C) 5.2-5.5 parts per 1000
D) 0.5-1.0 parts per 1000
  • 38. What has been a significant environmental concern for Lake Titicaca since 2000?
A) Constantly receding water levels
B) Stable water levels
C) Increased fish population
D) Rising water levels
  • 39. What environmental issue is exacerbated by the growth of cities in the Titicaca watershed?
A) Deforestation
B) Water pollution
C) Air pollution
D) Soil erosion
  • 40. Which organization nominated Lake Titicaca as 'Threatened Lake of the Year' in 2012?
A) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
B) Greenpeace
C) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
D) Global Nature Fund (GNF)
  • 41. What type of climate does Lake Titicaca have?
A) Desert
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Cold subtropical highland
D) Mediterranean
  • 42. Which country is Isla del Sol located in?
A) Bolivia
B) Peru
C) Argentina
D) Chile
  • 43. What is the main economic activity on Isla del Sol?
A) Farming
B) Manufacturing
C) Tourism
D) Mining
  • 44. How many families approximately live on Isla del Sol?
A) 1200 families
B) 500 families
C) 1000 families
D) 800 families
  • 45. Where are two pottery vessels from Isla de la Luna now located?
A) The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
B) The National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City
C) The British Museum in London
D) The Louvre in Paris
  • 46. What structures were built by the Inca on Isla de la Luna?
A) Residential buildings for settlers
B) Structures over earlier Tiwanaku ones
C) New temples unrelated to previous constructions
D) A large fortress for defense
  • 47. What type of agriculture is practiced on Amantani?
A) Hydroponic systems
B) Rice paddies
C) Mechanized large-scale farming
D) Hand-worked terraced fields
  • 48. What is the primary source of power on Amantani after discontinuing the generator?
A) Hydroelectric plants
B) Small solar panels
C) Natural gas generators
D) Wind turbines
  • 49. What was Taquile Island used as during the Spanish Colony?
A) An agricultural hub
B) A military base
C) A trading post
D) A prison
  • 50. When did Taquile become property of the Taquile people?
A) 1970
B) 1965
C) 1980
D) 1950
  • 51. What is the population of Taquile Island?
A) 1,800
B) Around 2,200
C) 3,500
D) 4,000
  • 52. What language do the Taquileños speak?
A) Aymara
B) Spanish
C) Southern Quechua
D) Inca
  • 53. Which gender is exclusively responsible for knitting in Taquile?
A) Females
B) Males
C) Both genders
D) Children
  • 54. How many tourists visit Taquile each year?
A) 10,000
B) Roughly 40,000
C) 25,000
D) 60,000
  • 55. What is the name of the local travel agency established by Taquileños?
A) Inca Tours
B) Taquile Travel
C) Munay Taquile
D) Lake Titicaca Adventures
  • 56. What is the Inca moral code followed by the people of Taquile?
A) 'Honesty is the best policy'
B) 'Live and let live'
C) 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'
D) 'Ama sua, ama llulla, ama qhilla' (do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy)
  • 57. Into how many sectors is Taquile Island divided for crop rotation?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Ten
  • 58. What was SS Coya's length when launched?
A) 67 meters (220 feet)
B) 79 meters (260 feet)
C) 30 meters (100 feet)
D) 52 meters (170 feet)
  • 59. What was the fate of SS Inca after 1994?
A) Leased for tourist charter operations.
B) She was broken up.
C) Converted into a floating restaurant.
D) Restored as tourist accommodation.
  • 60. Which company built SS Inca in 1905?
A) Earle's Shipbuilding at Kingston upon Hull
B) William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton
C) Thames Ironworks on the River Thames
D) James Watt Foundry of Birmingham
  • 61. What was SS Ollanta's length?
A) 79 meters (260 feet)
B) 52 meters (170 feet)
C) 30 meters (100 feet)
D) 67 meters (220 feet)
  • 62. In what year was SS Ollanta launched?
A) 1905
B) 1893
C) November 1931
D) 1873
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