Geography Quiz (254-260)

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Forest, high snow, covered plateau

Describe the interior of Norway

Geothermal Heat

How are houses warmed in Iceland?

800-1000 AD

In what year was Denmark home of viking traders and raiders? (AD)

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland

What five countries are in Scandinavia?

Mount Helka

What is one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland, called "the gates of hell"?

Copenhaggen

What is the capital of Denmark, it means "merchant's harbor?"

Helsinki

What is the capital of Finland?

Reykjavik

What is the capital of Iceland?

Oslow

What is the capital of Norway, also the region that possesses the most farmland?

Stockholm

What is the capital of Sweden?

Galdhøpiggen

What is the highest peak in Scandinavia?

Sweden

What is the largest Scandinavian country?

Bergin

What is the main port of Norway?

Göteborg

What is the major port of Sweden?

Althing

What is the name of the Northern Assembly created in AD 930?

Uralic

What language is spoken in Finland?

Scandinavia

What region is called the Land of the Midnight Sun?

Norsemen

What were the people of Scandinavia once called (another name for vikings)

Hot springs

Where does hot water come from in Iceland?

Lowland plains

Where is the agricultural center for Sweden?

Jostedals

Where is the largest glacier in Europe located?

The Lapps

Who are the nomadic people that live off of reindeer, found living in northern Finland?

Norway

Along with Sweden, what county makes up the largest peninsula in Scandinavia?

Greenland

Name a self governing province of Denmark

Zeeland

On what island is Copenhaggen found?

1917

Since what year has Finland been an independent nation?

Viking

The language in Iceland still retains early ______________ words.

Lutheran-Protestantism

What became the main religion in Scandinavia?

Denmark

What country depends on agriculture and trade for its economy?

Finland

What country is called the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes?

Iceland

What country is the Land of Fire and Ice, because it has active volcanoes and glaciers?


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