III. Read the following text and answer the question below.
One of the greatest attraction in Africa and one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River, the fourth largest river in Africa, which is also defining the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Victoria Falls is the only waterfall I the world with a length of more than a kilometer and a height of more than hundred meters. It is also considered to be the largest fall I the world.
The noise of Victoria Falls can be heard from a distance of 40 kilometers, while the spray and mist from the falling water is rising to a height of over 400 meters and can be seen from a distance of 50 kilometers. No wonder that the local tribes used to call the waterfall Mosi-o-Tunya “The smoke that thunders”.
1. Where is Victoria Falls located?
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2. What is the length and the height of Victoria Falls?
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3. How far can the noise of Victoria Fall be heard?
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4. How far can we see the spray and mist?
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5. What do the local tribes used to call Victoria Falls?
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Answer:
1. It is located on the Zambezi River.
2. Victoria Falls is the only waterfall in the world with a length of more than a kilometer and a height of more than hundred meters.
3. The noise of Victoria Falls can be heard from a distance of 40 kilometers.
4. The spray and mist from the falling water is rising to a height òf over 400 meters and can be seen from a distance of 50 kilometers.
5. No wonder that the local tribes used to call the waterfall Mosi-o-Tunya "The smoke that thunders."