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Ten questions about the Rhône delta. Test your knowledge


• For thousands of years, the course of the Rhône through its delta underwent many changes. When was this process finally brought to an end?
3000 BC
1320 AD
1711 AD

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• The largest lake in the delta is:
Berre
Vaccarès ?
Thau ?

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• The population of the Ile-de-Camargue (between the 2 arms of the Rhône) is:
5 000 ?
7 000 ?
23 000 ?

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• What is the main cereal crop of the Rhône delta?
wheat
rice
maize

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• Most of the domestic animals in the Rhône delta during the 19th century were:
horses
bulls
sheep

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• The name of the black virgin venerated by the gypsies of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is:
Sara ?
Marie Salomé ?
Marie Jacobée ?

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• The "Coupo Santo" is:
the Provençal anthem
a football competition
a Provençal elixir

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• Marquis Folco de Baroncelli was:
a Camargue politician
l a promoter of the "Camargue identity"
the delta's biggest landowner

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• The origin of the Camargue horse is unknown.
True
False

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• The Rhône delta is the main European nesting site for pink flamingos.
: True
False

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