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- What is the highest mountain in Ecuador?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: A) Chimborazo
- What is the height of Chimborazo?
- A) 6,263 meters
- B) 6,268 meters
- C) 6,310 meters
- D) 6,200 meters
Answer: B) 6,263 meters
- Which mountain is known for being the closest point on Earth to the sun due to its equatorial location?
- A) Cotopaxi
- B) Chimborazo
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: B) Chimborazo
- What is the second-highest mountain in Ecuador?
- A) Cayambe
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Antisana
- D) Altar
Answer: B) Cotopaxi
- Which mountain is an active volcano located in the Andes?
- A) Cayambe
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Chimborazo
- D) El Altar
Answer: B) Cotopaxi
- What is the height of Cotopaxi?
- A) 5,897 meters
- B) 5,600 meters
- C) 5,900 meters
- D) 6,200 meters
Answer: A) 5,897 meters
- Which mountain is the only equatorial glacier in the world?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: C) Cayambe
- What is the height of Cayambe?
- A) 5,500 meters
- B) 5,787 meters
- C) 6,000 meters
- D) 5,900 meters
Answer: B) 5,787 meters
- Which mountain is known for its impressive twin summits?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) El Altar
- C) Antisana
- D) Cotopaxi
Answer: B) El Altar
- What is the height of El Altar?
- A) 5,200 meters
- B) 5,319 meters
- C) 5,600 meters
- D) 5,800 meters
Answer: B) 5,319 meters
- Which mountain is located in the eastern Andes of Ecuador?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Antisana
- D) Cayambe
Answer: C) Antisana
- What is the height of Antisana?
- A) 5,758 meters
- B) 5,500 meters
- C) 6,000 meters
- D) 5,600 meters
Answer: A) 5,758 meters
- Which mountain is famous for its biodiversity and unique ecosystems?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Antisana
- D) El Altar
Answer: C) Antisana
- Which peak is known as the “Whiteness” due to its glaciers?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: C) Cayambe
- What is the highest point in Ecuador?
- A) Cotopaxi
- B) Chimborazo
- C) Cayambe
- D) El Altar
Answer: B) Chimborazo
- Which mountain is located near the city of Riobamba?
- A) Cotopaxi
- B) Chimborazo
- C) Antisana
- D) Cayambe
Answer: B) Chimborazo
- What is the main feature of Chimborazo that attracts climbers?
- A) Its height
- B) Its glaciers
- C) Its scenic views
- D) Its volcanic activity
Answer: B) Its glaciers
- Which mountain is known for its unique rock formations and steep cliffs?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) El Altar
- C) Cotopaxi
- D) Cayambe
Answer: B) El Altar
- Which mountain range runs through Ecuador?
- A) The Rocky Mountains
- B) The Andes
- C) The Sierra Nevada
- D) The Himalayas
Answer: B) The Andes
- Which mountain is often referred to as the “King of the Andes”?
- A) Cotopaxi
- B) Chimborazo
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: B) Chimborazo
- What natural disaster has affected Cotopaxi in the past?
- A) Earthquake
- B) Eruption
- C) Flooding
- D) Landslide
Answer: B) Eruption
- Which peak is the site of numerous indigenous myths and legends?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) El Altar
- C) Antisana
- D) Cayambe
Answer: B) El Altar
- What is the primary climate found on the slopes of Chimborazo?
- A) Tropical rainforest
- B) Polar
- C) Temperate
- D) Alpine
Answer: D) Alpine
- Which mountain is part of the Cayambe Coca National Park?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: C) Cayambe
- What type of wildlife can be found in the mountainous regions of Ecuador?
- A) Tigers
- B) Polar bears
- C) Condors
- D) Kangaroos
Answer: C) Condors
- Which mountain is renowned for its volcanic activity in the past?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Cotopaxi
- C) Cayambe
- D) Antisana
Answer: B) Cotopaxi
- What indigenous people consider the mountains sacred in Ecuador?
- A) Shuar
- B) Kichwa
- C) Quichua
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which mountain is often depicted in Ecuadorian art and culture?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) Antisana
- C) Cotopaxi
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which mountain offers popular trekking and climbing opportunities for adventurers?
- A) Chimborazo
- B) El Altar
- C) Antisana
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- What is the geological significance of the mountains in Ecuador?
- A) They are volcanic in origin.
- B) They are formed from sedimentary rocks.
- C) They are part of the Himalayas.
- D) They have no geological significance.
Answer: A) They are volcanic in origin