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Belize Barrier Reef - Quiz
Belize Barrier Reef
  • 1. How long is the Belize Barrier Reef section?
A) 100 kilometres
B) 900 kilometres
C) 560 kilometres
D) 300 kilometres
  • 2. What is the Belize Barrier Reef part of?
A) Caribbean Reef Chain
B) Great Barrier Reef
C) Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
D) Yucatán Reef System
  • 3. Who described the reef as 'the most remarkable reef in the West Indies' in 1842?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Alexander von Humboldt
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Jacques Cousteau
  • 4. How many species of hard coral are found in the reef?
A) 36
B) 500
C) 70
D) 90
  • 5. Which of the following is an atoll included in the Belize Barrier Reef?
A) Glover's Reef
B) Ambergris Caye
C) Tobacco Caye
D) St. George's Caye
  • 6. When did Jacques Cousteau make the Great Blue Hole famous?
A) 1970
B) 1998
C) 2010
D) 1996
  • 7. What percentage of the reef is estimated to have been researched?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 90%
D) 10%
  • 8. In what year was the reserve system designated a World Heritage Site?
A) 1970
B) 1996
C) 2010
D) 2015
  • 9. Which country became the first to completely ban bottom trawling in 2010?
A) Belize
B) Honduras
C) Mexico
D) Australia
  • 10. Approximately what portion of Belize's coral reef has been damaged since 1998?
A) Exactly 25%
B) Under 10%
C) Over 40%
D) Over 80%
  • 11. What is the primary cause of coral bleaching mentioned in the text?
A) Underwater construction
B) Increase in ocean temperatures
C) Shipping traffic
D) Overfishing
  • 12. What event caused a 48 percent reduction in live coral cover in 1998?
A) Hurricane Mitch
B) Oil spill
C) Bottom trawling
D) Massive tourist activity
  • 13. How many species of fish are estimated to inhabit the Belize Barrier Reef?
A) 36
B) 1000
C) 70
D) 500
  • 14. Which atoll is nearest to Belize City?
A) Half Moon Caye
B) Glover's Reef
C) Turneffe Atoll
D) Lighthouse Reef
  • 15. How many marine reserves are included in the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System?
A) 450
B) 3
C) 7
D) 12
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