Chapter 4
The Baltic Sea Basin

Find the correct answer for each question.

1. How many people live in the Baltic Sea region?

   1.   ?    46 million
   2.   ?    64 million
   3.   ?    85 million

2. The Baltic Sea region make up

   1.   ?    15% of Europe
   2.   ?    25% of Europe
   3.   ?    40% of Europe

3. The land uplift in the Baltic Sea region

   1.   ?    is about 10 mm/year.
   2.   ?    is about 0 mm/year in the Bothnian Bay and 2 in Gotland.
   3.   ?    is about 9 mm/year in the Bothnian Bay and 0 in Uppsala.

4. Which is the largest lake in the Baltic Sea region?

   1.   ?    Onega
   2.   ?    Ladoga
   3.   ?    Vänern

5. Which is the longest river in the Baltic Sea region?

   1.   ?    Wistula
   2.   ?    Neva
   3.   ?    Oder

6. What means drainage area?

   1.   ?    An area where water is scarce.
   2.   ?    An area where the water dries up after precipitation.
   3.   ?    An area where water drains into the same river or lake.

7. Which are the most important species of fish in the Baltic Sea?

   1.   ?    Herring, sprat, cod and salmon.
   2.   ?    Perch, carp, pike and sprat.
   3.   ?    Carp, flatfish, dory and cod.

8. When was the Hansa an important actor in the Baltic Sea region?

   1.   ?    In the 17th and 18th centuries.
   2.   ?    Between 850 and 1100.
   3.   ?    During the period 1200 - 1500

9. Which city as the largest population?

   1.   ?    Copenhagen
   2.   ?    Hamburg
   3.   ?    St Petersburg

10. Forestry is most important in:

    1.   ?    Finland
    2.   ?    Denmark
    3.   ?    Poland

11. Coal mining is most important in:

    1.   ?    Poland
    2.   ?    Sweden
    3.   ?    Latvia