Saimaa - Test
  • 1. What is the surface area of Lake Saimaa?
A) Approximately 4,279 square kilometres
B) Approximately 6,000 square kilometres
C) Approximately 5,000 square kilometres
D) Approximately 3,500 square kilometres
  • 2. What is the rank of Lake Saimaa among natural freshwater lakes in Europe by size?
A) Fourth-largest
B) Largest
C) Third-largest
D) Fifth-largest
  • 3. Which river flows from Lake Saimaa to another lake?
A) Kymi River
B) Torne River
C) Vuoksi River
D) Neva River
  • 4. What is the southernmost major basin of Lake Saimaa sometimes called?
A) Haukivesi
B) Pihlajavesi
C) Suur-Saimaa or Greater Saimaa
D) Yövesi
  • 5. Which endangered species is unique to Lake Saimaa?
A) Saimaa ringed seal
B) Baltic ringed seal
C) European otter
D) Narwhal
  • 6. What type of pottery is linked to the asbestos deposits near Lake Saimaa?
A) Porcelain
B) Terracotta
C) Asbestos-ceramic
D) Stoneware
  • 7. Which Russian writer went into exile near the shores of Lake Saimaa in 1905?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Maxim Gorky
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
  • 8. What is the length of the Saimaa Canal?
A) 60 kilometres
B) 70 kilometres
C) 50 kilometres
D) 43 kilometres
  • 9. Which body of water does the Saimaa Canal connect to the Gulf of Finland?
A) Lake Ladoga
B) Lake Onega
C) Lake Saimaa
D) Lake Peipsi
  • 10. What is one major use of the waterways connected to Lake Saimaa?
A) Swimming competitions
B) Fishing for salmon
C) Ice skating
D) Transporting wood, minerals, metals, and pulp
  • 11. What is the likely origin of the name 'Saimaa'?
A) A non-Uralic, non-Indo European substrate language or connected to the Sami word sápmi
B) Swedish colonization
C) Finnish mythology
D) Russian influence
  • 12. What significant event occurred about 6,000 years ago involving ancient Lake Saimaa?
A) It merged with another lake to form a larger body
B) It dried up completely
C) It was abruptly discharged through a new outlet creating thousands of square kilometres of new residual wetlands.
D) It became the largest lake in Europe
  • 13. Which town is not located on the lakeshore of Lake Saimaa?
A) Imatra
B) Lappeenranta
C) Savonlinna
D) Helsinki
  • 14. How many islands are there in the Saimaa basin according to Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs?
A) 5,000
B) 14,000
C) 10,000
D) 20,000
  • 15. What is the total length of shoreline in the Saimaa basin?
A) 20,000 kilometres
B) 10,000 kilometres
C) 5,000 kilometres
D) Nearly 15,000 kilometres
  • 16. What is one of the endangered species found in Lake Saimaa besides the ringed seal?
A) Atlantic salmon
B) Common carp
C) Saimaa salmon
D) Brown trout
  • 17. What is a popular activity around Lake Saimaa during summer?
A) Visiting summer cabins and taking lake cruises
B) Ice fishing
C) Snowmobiling
D) Skiing
  • 18. How many locks are there in the Saimaa Canal?
A) Twelve
B) Ten
C) Eight
D) Five
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