13-1 Physical Geography of Northern & Southern Europe 6th grade

The five Nordic countries are

Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Norway.

Which body of water borders southern Europe?

Mediterranean Sea

Because of the discovery of petroleum in the North Sea,

Norway is now Europe's biggest exporter of oil.

Glaciation affected the physical landscape of the Scandinavian Peninsula

by carving the land into mountains and plateaus.

What type of energy provides all of the heating needs for Reykjavik, Iceland?

geothermal

Two of the most important crops throughout Southern Europe are

grapes and olives.

Iceland is a large island

in the northern Atlantic Ocean near the Arctic Circle.

In a tundra region, the only plants that can survive are

lichens and mosses

Much of Norway's west coast is dotted by

narrow, water-filled valleys called fjords.

Which mountain range extends along the length of Italy?

the Apennines