How was the climate 7,000 years ago?
- It was warmer.
- It was colder
- It was about the same as today
How many people live in St. Petersburg?
- about 2 million
- about 5 million
- about 7 million
How large proportion of the people in Europe lived in cities before 1800?
- 8 - 10%
- 13 - 15%
- 2 - 3%
Which river is geologically oldest?
- Torne river
- Vindelälven
- Wisla river
How much of the wetlands of the Earth as a whole have been removed due to human invervention?
- 80%
- 50%
- 30%
Which city is the oldest?
- Gdansk
- Stockholm
- St. Petersburg
How large must a protected area be to be called a national park?
- 1000 ha
- 5000 ha
- 700 ha
What species of trees dominate in the coniferous forest?
- Pine / Spruce
- Oak / Lime
- Beech / Hornbeam
How many hectares on the most fertile soil was needed to feed one person about 8000 years ago (1 hectare is 100 x 100 m)?
- about 500 ha
- about 20,000 ha
- about 10,000 ha
How many hectares on the most fertile soil is needed to feed one person today?
- about 20 ha
- about 0.1 ha
- about 40 ha
Where can you find the largest remaining habitat for the European bison, the Visent?
- In Slowinski National Park in Poland
- In the Tatra mountain National Park in Poland
- In the Bialowieski / Belovezhkaya Pushtcha National Parks on the border between Poland and Belarus.
The Ramsar convention is an international agreement
- For the protection of wetlands
- For the protection of biodiversity
- For reforestation
Natura 2000
- Is a European initiative to maintain biodiversity of the region by creating more protected areas.
- Is in international agreement for sustainable forestry codified at the Rio Conference in 1992.
- Was an international agreement to increase the number of national parks by 105 by the year 2000.
