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- What is the highest mountain in Comoros?
- A) Mount Karthala
- B) Mount Choungui
- C) Mount Mtsanga
- D) Mount Ntringui
Answer: A) Mount Karthala
- Mount Karthala is classified as what type of volcano?
- A) Shield volcano
- B) Stratovolcano
- C) Cinder cone
- D) Composite volcano
Answer: A) Shield volcano
- Which island in Comoros is home to Mount Choungui?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: C) Grande Comore
- Mount Choungui is located on which Comorian island?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: A) Anjouan
- What is the approximate height of Mount Karthala?
- A) 2,300 meters
- B) 2,800 meters
- C) 3,200 meters
- D) 1,800 meters
Answer: B) 2,800 meters
- Which mountain in Comoros is known for its biodiversity?
- A) Mount Karthala
- B) Mount Choungui
- C) Mount Mtsanga
- D) Mount Ntringui
Answer: B) Mount Choungui
- What geological feature primarily defines the Comoros Islands?
- A) Coral reefs
- B) Volcanic mountains
- C) Sand dunes
- D) Limestone hills
Answer: B) Volcanic mountains
- Which Comorian island features the highest peak, Mount Karthala?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: C) Grande Comore
- Which of the following mountains is a volcanic caldera?
- A) Mount Choungui
- B) Mount Karthala
- C) Mount Mtsanga
- D) Mount Ntringui
Answer: B) Mount Karthala
- Mount Ntringui is located on which island of Comoros?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: A) Anjouan
- What is the primary environmental concern related to Mount Karthala’s volcanic activity?
- A) Soil erosion
- B) Ash clouds and lava flows
- C) Deforestation
- D) Overfishing
Answer: B) Ash clouds and lava flows
- The summit of Mount Karthala is characterized by which of the following?
- A) Glacial ice
- B) Rainforest
- C) Crater and sulfur deposits
- D) Grassland
Answer: C) Crater and sulfur deposits
- Which mountain range is formed by the volcanic activity of the Comoros Islands?
- A) The Andes
- B) The Alps
- C) The Himalayas
- D) The Comoros Mountains
Answer: D) The Comoros Mountains
- Which Comorian island is famous for its steep hills and volcanic landscape?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: A) Anjouan
- What type of climate is primarily found in the mountainous regions of Comoros?
- A) Desert
- B) Tropical rainforest
- C) Alpine
- D) Mediterranean
Answer: B) Tropical rainforest
- Which mountain on the island of Moheli is known for its scenic beauty?
- A) Mount Ntringui
- B) Mount Karthala
- C) Mount Choungui
- D) Mount Mtsanga
Answer: D) Mount Mtsanga
- What is the primary vegetation found on the slopes of Comoros mountains?
- A) Cacti
- B) Deciduous trees
- C) Tropical hardwood trees
- D) Coniferous trees
Answer: C) Tropical hardwood trees
- Which mountain’s last eruption occurred in the 2000s?
- A) Mount Karthala
- B) Mount Choungui
- C) Mount Mtsanga
- D) Mount Ntringui
Answer: A) Mount Karthala
- The unique wildlife of Comoros includes species that are found at what elevation?
- A) Only at sea level
- B) Up to the summit of Mount Karthala
- C) At mid-elevation only
- D) Only on the coastal plains
Answer: B) Up to the summit of Mount Karthala
- Which Comorian island is known for its terraced farming due to mountainous terrain?
- A) Anjouan
- B) Moheli
- C) Grande Comore
- D) Mayotte
Answer: A) Anjouan
- The volcanic soil in Comoros is beneficial for which agricultural product?
- A) Coffee
- B) Rice
- C) Wheat
- D) Sugarcane
Answer: A) Coffee
- What is the elevation of Mount Choungui?
- A) 1,500 meters
- B) 1,400 meters
- C) 1,700 meters
- D) 1,600 meters
Answer: B) 1,400 meters
- What natural phenomenon can be observed during the rainy season in the mountainous regions of Comoros?
- A) Drought
- B) Flooding
- C) Snowfall
- D) Monsoons
Answer: B) Flooding
- What type of ecosystem is prevalent in the high-altitude regions of Comoros?
- A) Desert
- B) Tropical rainforest
- C) Páramo
- D) Mediterranean
Answer: C) Páramo
- The Comoros Islands are part of which larger geological feature?
- A) The East African Rift
- B) The Pacific Ring of Fire
- C) The Himalayan Mountain Range
- D) The Andes
Answer: B) The Pacific Ring of Fire
- What is the significance of Mount Karthala in terms of geological study?
- A) It is a dormant volcano.
- B) It helps in studying volcanic eruptions.
- C) It is a glacial mountain.
- D) It is an ancient mountain range.
Answer: B) It helps in studying volcanic eruptions.
- Which of the following mountains in Comoros is primarily used for hiking and eco-tourism?
- A) Mount Karthala
- B) Mount Ntringui
- C) Mount Choungui
- D) Mount Mtsanga
Answer: A) Mount Karthala
- What is the main threat to the biodiversity of the Comorian mountains?
- A) Urban development
- B) Deforestation
- C) Overfishing
- D) Climate change
Answer: B) Deforestation
- What is the main source of fresh water in the mountainous regions of Comoros?
- A) Rivers
- B) Springs
- C) Rainfall
- D) Glaciers
Answer: C) Rainfall
- Mount Karthala’s last major eruption occurred in which year?
- A) 1990
- B) 2005
- C) 2007
- D) 2010
Answer: B) 2005