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- What is the highest mountain in Peru?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Alpamayo
- C) Yerupajá
- D) Coropuna
Answer: A) Huascarán
- What is the elevation of Huascarán?
- A) 6,768 meters
- B) 6,962 meters
- C) 6,654 meters
- D) 6,800 meters
Answer: B) 6,768 meters
- Which mountain range runs through Peru?
- A) Andes
- B) Himalayas
- C) Rockies
- D) Appalachian
Answer: A) Andes
- What is the name of the second-highest mountain in Peru?
- A) Alpamayo
- B) Yerupajá
- C) Nevado Tres Cruces
- D) Huascarán Sur
Answer: B) Yerupajá
- Which mountain is known for its distinctive pyramid shape?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Alpamayo
- C) Salkantay
- D) Coropuna
Answer: B) Alpamayo
- Which mountain in Peru is part of the Vilcanota mountain range?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Salkantay
- C) Ausangate
- D) Both B and C
Answer: D) Both B and C
- What is the main geological composition of the Andes mountains?
- A) Limestone
- B) Granite
- C) Sedimentary rock
- D) Volcanic rock
Answer: D) Volcanic rock
- In which department is the Huascarán National Park located?
- A) Cusco
- B) Ancash
- C) Arequipa
- D) Puno
Answer: B) Ancash
- What is the main climate found in the high Andes of Peru?
- A) Tropical rainforest
- B) Desert
- C) Alpine
- D) Temperate
Answer: C) Alpine
- Which mountain is considered sacred by the local indigenous communities?
- A) Salkantay
- B) Huascarán
- C) Ausangate
- D) Coropuna
Answer: C) Ausangate
- Which of the following is a prominent feature of the Andes mountains?
- A) High volcanoes
- B) Extensive glaciers
- C) Deep valleys
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- What is the primary activity for tourists in the mountains of Peru?
- A) Skiing
- B) Trekking
- C) Rock climbing
- D) Paragliding
Answer: B) Trekking
- Which mountain is known as the “sacred mountain” of the Incas?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Ausangate
- C) Machu Picchu
- D) Huayna Picchu
Answer: B) Ausangate
- What is the main access point for climbing Huascarán?
- A) Caraz
- B) Huaraz
- C) Cusco
- D) Arequipa
Answer: B) Huaraz
- Which peak is part of the Cordillera Blanca?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Alpamayo
- C) Nevado Huandoy
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which mountain is famous for its colorful mineral deposits?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
- C) Alpamayo
- D) Coropuna
Answer: B) Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
- What is the average temperature in the high Andes during the day?
- A) 0°C to 5°C
- B) 5°C to 15°C
- C) 15°C to 25°C
- D) 25°C to 35°C
Answer: B) 5°C to 15°C
- Which mountain range extends into both Peru and Bolivia?
- A) Cordillera Blanca
- B) Cordillera Real
- C) Andes
- D) Sierra Nevada
Answer: C) Andes
- Which peak is often considered the most difficult to climb in Peru?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Alpamayo
- C) Yerupajá
- D) Coropuna
Answer: B) Alpamayo
- What type of flora is predominantly found in the high Andes?
- A) Tropical plants
- B) Coniferous trees
- C) High-altitude grasses and shrubs
- D) Desert cacti
Answer: C) High-altitude grasses and shrubs
- Which mountain is part of the Apurímac River watershed?
- A) Ausangate
- B) Huascarán
- C) Salkantay
- D) Coropuna
Answer: C) Salkantay
- What major environmental issue affects the mountains of Peru?
- A) Overgrazing
- B) Deforestation
- C) Glacial retreat
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which city is closest to the Cordillera Blanca?
- A) Cusco
- B) Arequipa
- C) Huaraz
- D) Lima
Answer: C) Huaraz
- What is the main economic activity in the mountainous regions of Peru?
- A) Mining
- B) Agriculture
- C) Tourism
- D) Fishing
Answer: B) Agriculture
- What is the approximate elevation of Alpamayo?
- A) 5,947 meters
- B) 5,800 meters
- C) 6,000 meters
- D) 6,200 meters
Answer: A) 5,947 meters
- Which of the following is true about the Cordillera Blanca?
- A) It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- B) It has the highest concentration of snow-capped peaks in the tropics.
- C) It is home to several endemic species.
- D) All of the above.
Answer: D) All of the above.
- Which peak is often referred to as the “Mountain of the Spirits”?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Ausangate
- C) Salkantay
- D) Coropuna
Answer: B) Ausangate
- What type of ecosystems can be found in the Andes mountains of Peru?
- A) Cloud forests
- B) Puna grasslands
- C) Glacial environments
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which mountain serves as a natural border between Peru and Ecuador?
- A) Huascarán
- B) Yerupajá
- C) Cerro Canton
- D) El Altar
Answer: B) Yerupajá
- What is the primary conservation concern in the Peruvian Andes?
- A) Habitat destruction
- B) Water scarcity
- C) Climate change
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above