- What is the longest river in Belize?
- A) New River
- B) Belize River
- C) Hondo River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: B) Belize River
- Which river forms part of the border between Belize and Mexico?
- A) Belize River
- B) Sibun River
- C) New River
- D) Hondo River
Answer: D) Hondo River
- Which river runs through the capital city of Belmopan?
- A) Mopan River
- B) Macal River
- C) Belize River
- D) Rio Grande
Answer: C) Belize River
- What is the primary source of the Belize River?
- A) New River
- B) Sibun River
- C) Macal River
- D) Hondo River
Answer: C) Macal River
- Which river is crucial for the water supply of the city of Orange Walk?
- A) Mopan River
- B) New River
- C) Belize River
- D) Hondo River
Answer: B) New River
- Which river is most famous for Mayan archaeological sites along its banks?
- A) Mopan River
- B) Macal River
- C) Belize River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: C) Belize River
- The Sibun River flows into which body of water?
- A) Caribbean Sea
- B) Gulf of Mexico
- C) Atlantic Ocean
- D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: A) Caribbean Sea
- Which river is important for agriculture, particularly sugarcane farming?
- A) New River
- B) Belize River
- C) Mopan River
- D) Hondo River
Answer: A) New River
- What is the approximate length of the Belize River?
- A) 100 km
- B) 180 km
- C) 290 km
- D) 340 km
Answer: C) 290 km
- Which river in southern Belize is known for its diverse wildlife?
- A) Rio Grande
- B) Monkey River
- C) New River
- D) Mopan River
Answer: B) Monkey River
- Which river is a tributary of the Belize River?
- A) New River
- B) Mopan River
- C) Hondo River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: B) Mopan River
- The Macal River is known for which of the following activities?
- A) Fishing
- B) Hydroelectric power
- C) Archaeological tourism
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which river is a key transportation route in Belize?
- A) New River
- B) Hondo River
- C) Belize River
- D) Mopan River
Answer: C) Belize River
- Which river flows into Chetumal Bay?
- A) Rio Grande
- B) Hondo River
- C) Monkey River
- D) Belize River
Answer: B) Hondo River
- Which river has its source in the Maya Mountains?
- A) Mopan River
- B) Macal River
- C) New River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: B) Macal River
- Which river is considered the lifeline of the northern part of Belize?
- A) New River
- B) Sibun River
- C) Belize River
- D) Rio Grande
Answer: A) New River
- What is the primary function of the Rio Grande in southern Belize?
- A) Transportation
- B) Hydroelectric power
- C) Fishing
- D) Wildlife conservation
Answer: C) Fishing
- Which river is most associated with Belize’s tourism industry, particularly for cave tubing?
- A) Sibun River
- B) Macal River
- C) Belize River
- D) Mopan River
Answer: A) Sibun River
- The Mopan River flows from which neighboring country into Belize?
- A) Mexico
- B) Guatemala
- C) Honduras
- D) El Salvador
Answer: B) Guatemala
- Which river provides significant irrigation for farmlands in western Belize?
- A) Belize River
- B) Mopan River
- C) Rio Grande
- D) New River
Answer: B) Mopan River
- Which river is known for the popular archaeological site of Lamanai?
- A) New River
- B) Belize River
- C) Mopan River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: A) New River
- Which river’s basin is home to a large part of Belize’s population?
- A) Macal River
- B) Mopan River
- C) Belize River
- D) New River
Answer: C) Belize River
- Which river is key for the local fishing industry in southern Belize?
- A) Sibun River
- B) Monkey River
- C) Rio Grande
- D) Hondo River
Answer: B) Monkey River
- What is the main threat to the New River?
- A) Deforestation
- B) Water pollution
- C) Drought
- D) Overfishing
Answer: B) Water pollution
- Which river flows near the city of Punta Gorda in southern Belize?
- A) Rio Grande
- B) Belize River
- C) Mopan River
- D) Sibun River
Answer: A) Rio Grande
- Which river is important for the citrus industry in Belize?
- A) Macal River
- B) Sibun River
- C) Mopan River
- D) New River
Answer: B) Sibun River
- Which river is associated with the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary?
- A) Belize River
- B) New River
- C) Mopan River
- D) Hondo River
Answer: B) New River
- Which river flows through Belize’s Orange Walk District?
- A) New River
- B) Mopan River
- C) Rio Grande
- D) Sibun River
Answer: A) New River
- The Belize River is formed by the confluence of which two rivers?
- A) New and Sibun Rivers
- B) Hondo and Monkey Rivers
- C) Mopan and Macal Rivers
- D) Rio Grande and Sibun Rivers
Answer: C) Mopan and Macal Rivers
- Which river flows through the Belize District and serves as a key waterway for wildlife?
- A) Hondo River
- B) Belize River
- C) Mopan River
- D) New River
Answer: B) Belize River
| River Name | Length (approx.) | Major Regions | Significance |
| Belize River | 290 km | Central Belize | Longest river; essential for transportation, agriculture, and Mayan archaeological sites. |
| New River | 132 km | Northern Belize | Key for agriculture (especially sugarcane); passes through Orange Walk Town and Lamanai archaeological site. |
| Hondo River | 150 km | Northern Belize | Forms part of the border with Mexico; important for trade and boundary demarcation. |
| Mopan River | 113 km | Western Belize | Flows from Guatemala into Belize; important for agriculture and tourism. |
| Macal River | 149 km | Western Belize | Tributary of the Belize River; used for hydroelectric power and tourism. |
| Sibun River | 55 km | Central Belize | Known for recreational activities like cave tubing; important for local water supply. |
| Monkey River | 56 km | Southern Belize | Known for wildlife and eco-tourism; important for the local fishing industry. |
| Rio Grande | 50 km | Southern Belize | Flows near Punta Gorda; important for agriculture and local fishing. |
| Temash River | 30 km | Southern Belize | Flows through Sarstoon-Temash National Park; important for biodiversity and conservation efforts. |
| Sarstoon River | 111 km | Southern Belize | Forms part of the border with Guatemala; important for international boundary and wildlife. |