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