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The Balkans is one of the last parts of Europe with free-flowing rivers. But they are under threat from dams.
Watch this short video (3 minutes) about it and answer the following questions, which focus on numbers.
1) How far did Rok Rozman kayak?
2) How many of the world's rivers remain free-flowing?
3) How long has Rok been working to set up the river movement?
4) How many dams has Balkan River Defence helped to stop?
5) How many hydropower projects have been proposed for the rivers in the region?
Bonus question - what is the highest mountain in the Balkans? How high is it? (you will have to do a bit of extra research for this one!)
Answers below!
1) 390 km (three hundred and ninety kilometres)
2) A third (or 'one-third')
3) Four years
4) More than seven
5) 3000 (three thousand)
Bonus question: Rila 2925 m (two thousand nine hundred and twenty five metres)
Watch this short video (3 minutes) about it and answer the following questions, which focus on numbers.
1) How far did Rok Rozman kayak?
2) How many of the world's rivers remain free-flowing?
3) How long has Rok been working to set up the river movement?
4) How many dams has Balkan River Defence helped to stop?
5) How many hydropower projects have been proposed for the rivers in the region?
Bonus question - what is the highest mountain in the Balkans? How high is it? (you will have to do a bit of extra research for this one!)
Answers below!
1) 390 km (three hundred and ninety kilometres)
2) A third (or 'one-third')
3) Four years
4) More than seven
5) 3000 (three thousand)
Bonus question: Rila 2925 m (two thousand nine hundred and twenty five metres)
