Read the fact file about Romania and then take the quiz. Click on the right answer and see your score. Good luck!
* Romania is situated in the south-east of Europe. It covers an area of 237,500 sq.km, ranking the twelfth in size among the countries of Europe. * Romania has a wide variety of scenery. In the centre there is the Transylvanian Plateau. It is ringed around by the Carpathian Mountains. Moldoveanu (2543 m/8,343 ft) is the highest peak in Romania. * Romania has about 4,000 rivers and most of them rise in the Carpathian Mountains. * Romania's climate is temperate-continental with Mediterranean influences in the south-west and oceanic influences in the west. *** Romania is famous for: - Northern Moldavia with its painted monasteries, listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list and Maramures, a land of unique pastoral beauty with a rich tradition of folk art; - its variety of mineral waters with exceptional curative powers. There are about 2,000 mineral springs along the entire extent of the Oas-Harghita volcanic chain (in the Eastern Carpathians); - its wide variety of scenery: plains, majestic mountains, fine beaches, hills and the rich flora and fauna in the Danube Delta (about 300 species of birds and 60 species of fish); - its traditional dishes: sarmale (mincemeat rolled in cabbage) and mititei (grilled meatballs)
Where can we find the richest flora and fauna in Romania?
in the Carpathian Mountains
in the Danube Delta
in Bucharest
in Cismigiu gardens
What region is famous for its painted monasteries, listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list?
Bucharest
Sibiu
Northern Moldavia
Transylvania
In Romania, there are about ... mineral springs along the entire extent of the Oas-Harghita volcanic chain.
5,000
200
4,600
2,000
Romania is situated ...
in the south-east of Europe.
in the north-east of Europe.
in the west of Europe.
in the south of Europe
Which is the highest peak in Romania?
"Omu" peak
"Everest" peak
"Moldoveanu" peak
"McKinley" peak
Where do most of the rivers in Romania rise?
in the Carpathian Mountains
in the Bucegi Mountains
in the Fagarasi Mountains
in the Himalaya Mountains
Romania`s climate is .............
temperate
temperate-continental
ecuatorial
tropical
Name a famous region of unique pastoral beauty and rich tradition of folk art