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Mozambique - Essentials

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Mozambique

	"Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, seldom hits the headlines - except when struck by disaster. Test your knowledge! If your knowledge is hazy, it's worth spending some time with an atlas before taking this quiz."
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1. In which region of Africa is Mozambique?

Southern Africa

West Africa

North Africa

The Horn of Africa

2. What is the capital of Mozambique?

Mombasa

Brazzaville

Dar-es-Salaam

Maputo

3. Which of these rivers does NOT flow through Mozambique?

The Zambezi

The Save

The Limpopo

The Congo

4. Which of the following countries does Mozambique NOT share a frontier with?

Zambia

Tanzania

The Congo (Democratic Republic of)

South Africa

5. Off the coast of Mozambique lies the island of Madagascar (the Malagasy Republic). What is the name of the body of water separating the two?

Madagascar Straits

Mozambique Channel

Malagasy Channel

Comoros Arm of the Indian Ocean

6. Which of the following pair of natural disasters is Mozambique particularly prone to?

Floods and earthquakes

Floods and drought

Floods and volcanic activity

Drought and volcanic activity

7. What is approximate size of the country?

96,000 sq. miles

163,000 sq. miles

309,000 sq. miles

481,000 sq miles

8. What is Mozambique's most important natural resource (apart from hydro-electric power)?

Copper

Natural gas

Diamonds

Tin

9. Prior to independence Mozambique was a colony of which of these countries?

Britain

Portugal

France

The Netherlands

10. Mozambique is a very poor country and since 2000 it has become steadily poorer.

True

False