Croatia

Part A:

1. Location: Central Europe Neighboring Countries: Hungary, Bosnia, Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Slovenia Major Topography: flat plains, low mountains, and highlands (geographically diverse) 2. Government: parliamentary republic President: Ivo Josipovic 3. Croatia is made up of twenty zupanije (counties) and one grand city. 4.    5.    Language: Croatian

6. Population: 4,486,881 7. Croatia is a more developed country. Their high population and pictures have lead me to believe this.

Part B  1. dMediterranean and Continental ; hot summers cold winters 2. N/A 3. Herbivores: European Beaver, European hare, Nocturnal bats, rodents, Carnivores: Eurasian Lynx, Gray Wolf, Brown Bear, Boar Omnivores: Storm-Petrels, Flamingos, Red-throated Loon Decomposers: Saprophytes Scavengers: Carrion Crow 4.

5. Dinaric karst of Slovenia, Croatia 6. Indicator Species: Long-Fingered Bat Keystone Species: Brown Bear Native Species: Least Weasel Nonnative Species: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Specialized Species: Lovricia aenigmatica (beetle) 7. Temperate forest 8. Interspecific Competition: Predator and Prey: Gray wolf and Roe Deer Parasite and Host: Yellow Mistletoe—oak trees Mutualism: Commensalism: 9. Canis Lupas-poaching. Ardeidae-habitat destruction. 10. Red Rose because of habitat destruction.

Part C  1. Declining (-.076%) 2. It is not doubling. This is slower than the world’s average. 3. Birth Rate: 9.6/1000 population Death Rate: 11.91/1000 population Net Migration Rate: 1.55/1000 population 4.   5. Post transition stage 6. Croatia has family planning but it is not very effective because it has encountered a lot of resistance. Most women do not use birth control and instead opt for abortion.

Part D  1. Chaparral 2. Marine 3. Fire, pollution, and habitat destruction 4. Endangered- lynx, wolf, brown bear, segetal weeds Extinct: red rose 5. They are endangered because of poaching and habitat destruction 6. Wood Duck-no known impact at this time Ring-necked Pheasant-largely hunted 7. Animal Protection Act

Part E  1. Chemicals and plastic, machine tools, fabricated metal 2. Transport equipment 3. Machinery 4. Even Aged and Uneven Aged 5. Balance wildlife and ecosystem preservation with recreation and industrial land use 6. Brijuni, Kornati, Krka, Mljet, Paklenica, Plitvice Lakes, Risnjak and North Velebit. 7. Wheat, corn, sun flower, fruit, olive 8. Integrated pest management 9. No they have to import most of it   10. Water basins and aquifers 11. Chlorinated and safe