 - 1. What is the approximate length of the coastal sand strip in Circeo National Park?
A) 10 km B) 35 km C) 50 km D) 22 km
- 2. Which watchtower marks the beginning of the sand strip near the limestone cliffs?
A) Torre Zannone B) Torre Paola C) Torre Circeo D) Torre Portiere
- 3. What is the maximum depth of the coastal sand strip's maquis shrubland?
A) 40 meters B) 55 meters C) 27 meters D) 15 meters
- 4. Which animal is mentioned as being found in the section of the dunes nearer to the sea?
A) European hedgehog B) Wild boar C) Crested porcupine D) European badger
- 5. Which tree species can be found near the lakes in the park?
A) Maritime pine B) Alder C) Holm oak D) Prickly juniper
- 6. How many coastal salt lakes are included in the park's humid area?
A) Four B) Two C) Six D) Eight
- 7. What is the maximum depth of the park's coastal salt lakes?
A) Five meters B) Two meters C) One meter D) Ten meters
- 8. What animal is mentioned as a rare species inhabiting the coastal salt lakes?
A) Wild weasel B) Marsh turtle C) European badger D) Fox
- 9. In which year was the island of Zannone annexed to the park?
A) 1985 B) 1960 C) 1979 D) 1992
- 10. Which animal is specifically associated with shepherding in the smaller marshy areas?
A) Crested porcupine B) European hedgehog C) Wild boar D) Italian Mediterranean buffalo
- 11. What type of vegetation grows on the shores of the lakes?
A) Strawflower B) Maritime pine C) Salicornia D) Bay laurel
- 12. Which island belongs to the Ponziano archipelago and is part of the park?
A) Capo Portiere B) Zannone C) Torre Paola D) Mount Circeo
- 13. Which bird is found in the humid areas of the park?
A) Cattle egret B) Beetle C) Strawberry tree D) Lizard
- 14. What characterizes the sand strip of the park?
A) Coarse gravel B) Volcanic rock C) Fine sand D) Clay deposits
- 15. How are the coastal salt lakes connected to the sea?
A) By natural springs B) Through a series of canals C) Via underground rivers D) They are not connected
- 16. In what year was Circeo National Park founded?
A) 1914 B) 1934 C) 1924 D) 1944
- 17. Who ordered the establishment of the park?
A) King Victor Emmanuel III B) Giuseppe Garibaldi C) Raffaele Bastianelli D) Benito Mussolini
- 18. What is the only national park in Italy to occupy only a plain and coastal area?
A) Circeo National Park B) Pollino National Park C) Stelvio National Park D) Gran Paradiso National Park
- 19. What is the approximate size of the forest area in the park?
A) 5,000 hectares B) 1,500 hectares C) 2,200 hectares D) 3,300 hectares
- 20. Which of these is a characteristic temporary marshy area in the forest that forms in autumn?
A) Piscine B) Grotta C) Lestre D) Selva
- 21. What is the maximum height of the Circeo promontory?
A) 398 m B) 541 m C) 612 m D) 451 m
- 22. What famous fossil was discovered in Grotta Guattari in 1939?
A) Homo sapiens remains B) Dinosaur bones C) Homo neanderthalensis skull D) Stone tools
- 23. Which species is specifically mentioned as having inhabited the Grotta Breuil?
A) Modern humans B) Wild boars C) Neanderthal Man D) European badgers
- 24. Which advisor suggested the creation of the park to preserve the Pontine Marshes?
A) A Roman senator from the ancient era B) Benito Mussolini C) Raffaele Bastianelli D) A local mayor
- 25. What is the name of the ancient forest that the park's forest is a relic of?
A) Latin Forest B) Circeo Wood C) Selva di Terracina D) Pontine Forest
- 26. Which of these animals is found in the forest area of the park?
A) Mountain goat B) Fallow deer C) Brown bear D) Wolf
- 27. What type of rock makes up the Circeo promontory?
A) Volcanic basalt B) Sandstone C) Granite D) Mesozoic limestone-dolomite
- 28. Which bird species is specifically mentioned as being found in the promontory area?
A) Ostrich B) Peregrine falcon C) Golden eagle D) Flamingo
- 29. The northern slopes of the promontory are characterized by which type of climate?
A) Dry and arid B) Tropical C) Alpine D) More humid
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