Transdanubian Central Mountains
Which of the following places can be found in the Transdanubian Central Mountain area?
Tapolca; Gödöllő Hills; Cserhát; Pécs
Tapolca
Where are the Transdanubian Hills located?
In the southwestern part of Hungary, south of
Lake Balaton
What are two important rivers that are part of the Great Hungarian Plain?
Danube River; Tisza River
Where is the Little Hungarian Plain?
Northwestern Hungary
Where in Hungary are the Transdanubian Central Mountains located?
North of Lake Balaton in SW-NE direction
What is the foundation of the Transdanubian Hills?
sedimentary rocks of marine origin
Which type of rock found in the Great Hungarian Plain is described below?
"formed on/near the Earth's surface by compression (pressing together) of ocean sediments (particles) or other processes"
sedimentary rock
How many volcanic centres is the Little Hungarian Plain Volcanic Field made up of?
10
What is the size of the total area of the Transdanubian Central Mountains?
6500km²
What is the size of the area of the Transdanubian Hills?
15 300 km²
Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidifying of what?
magma/lava
What are the two most important rivers within the Little Hungarian Plain?
Danube River; Rába River
What is the name of the following type of landscape?
"landscape underlain by limestone which has been eroded by dissolution, producing ridges, towers, fissures, sinkholes and other characteristic landforms"
Karst
True or False?
"The Transdanubian hilly region is moderately warm and moderately dry; Higher points of the mountains are hot and dry"
False:The Transdanubian hilly region is moderately warm and moderately dry; Higher points of the mountains are cool and wet
What is the Great Hungarian Plain's land mainly used for?
farming & agriculture
What is the lowest point of the Little Hungarian Plain?
Danube River
What is the climate in the Transdanubian Central Mountains like?
moderately warm, moderately humid; cool-moist higher up
Give 1 example of the economic importance of the Transdanubian Hills
1. thermal waters
2. southern slope (growing grapes)
3. mineral resources (petroleum, natural gas, limestone)
What is the highest point of the Great Hungarian Plain?
Hoportyó (183m above sea level)
True or False?
"The Little Hungarian Plain is less urbanized than the Great Hungarian Plain"
False. It is more urbanized