Geography Ch.9 Review

Parts of Scandinavia lie above the ____________ _______________, where the sun never sets for more than two months in the summer.

Arctic Circle

The Untied Kingdom,_____________, and some of the coastal areas of Norway and Sweden have a marine-west-coast climate.

Denmark

This country has a straight called the "Great Belt" that effectively cuts the country in half.

Denmark

What country celebrates "30 and Unmarried" by giving titles and gifts to singles in their community?

Denmark

In what country is the River Thames located?

England

Iceland sits astride the American and _______________ tectonic plates.

Eurasian

Physician-assisted suicide

Euthanasia

(True or False) Scotland is a major builder of ships and has constructed some of the world's largest cruise ships.

False; Finland is a major builder of ships and has constructed some of the world's largest cruise ships.

(True or False) Many people have visited Greenland to observe regular volcanic eruptions.

False; Many people have visited Iceland to observe regular volcanic eruptions.

(True or False) The United Kingdom's market economy is the smallest economy in Northern Europe.

False; The United Kingdom's economy is the largest economy in Northern Europe.

The five countries of Scandinavia include Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and...

Finland

This country is known to have one of the cleanest environments in the world.

Finland

A long, narrow, deep inlet between steep cliffs that glacial motion carved into the land during the glacier's movement to sea level.

Fjord

The energy made by heat inside the earth's crust that can be harnessed to generate electrical power and heat.

Geothermal Energy

A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending water and steam into the air.

Geyser

A large mass of ice slowly moving over land that is formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.

Glacier

Denmark has a straight called the _____________ ___________ that effectively cuts the country into two parts.

Great Belt

Has a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

Great Britain

The largest island in Europe.

Great Britain

An area of grass, trees or other vegetation set aside in an urban area.

Green space

Tundra covers much of Iceland and __________________________.

Greenland

Energy produced from generators driven by turbines that convert the potential energy of falling or fast flowing water into mechanical energy.

Hydroelectric Energy

Is very geologically active, with thirty volcano systems.

Iceland

The waters in this county are geothermally heated to provide hot springs and energy for the country.

Iceland

Although farther north than New England, the climate of ____________________ is much warmer.

Ireland

Between Great Britain and _________________ lies the choppy Irish Sea.

Ireland

Is also known as the Emerald Isle.

Ireland

Loughs

Irish way to say loch

Scottland

Lochs

Northern Ireland

Loughs

Warm current that continues from the Gulf Stream, crosses the Atlantic Ocean, and flows along the coast of northwestern Europe which makes this area of Europe warmer than its northern latitude would normally produce.

North Atlantic Drift

What current moderates the climates of Northern Europe?

North Atlantic Drift

Define and critique the policy euthanasia in man Scandinavian countries from a biblical perspective.

The definition of euthanasia is the physical assisted suicide. From a biblical perspective, no human should want to kill themselves. To even have the option to commit suicide is terrible and goes against biblical moral standards. God does not want us to kill ourselves because he has a great plan for each and every one of us.

(True or False) Although the United Kingdom has many large cities, none rise to the level of a primate city.

True

(True or False) As with water pollution, most of the air pollution in Scandinavia originates in the United Kingdom and other industrialized European nations.

True

(True or False) Parts of Scandinavia lie above the Arctic Circle, were the sun never sets for more than two moths each summer and where it never rises for two months each winter.

True

(True or False) Reykjavik, Iceland's capital, is home to half of the island's population.

True

Country that assumes primary responsibility for the social welfare of its citizens "from the cradle to the grave" with numerous social programs funded by the government which normally results in higher taxes on the people of the country.

Welfare States

Sweden has lakes in the south that are connected by _______________ for transportation.

canals

Most of Northern Europe has a ________________- __________ -_____________ _________________.

marine-west-coast climate

A belief system that rejects or excludes religion.

Secularism

Dense layer of partially decayed plant material; usually found in bogs.

Peat

What is another name for dense layers of partially decayed plant material material that is often used as fuel?

Peat

What geological process caused the formation of mountains in Northern Europe?

Plate Tectonics

England

River Thames

This region is known as the land of the Midnight Sun.

Scandinavia

Lochs, deep and narrow lakes formed by glaciers, are found in this country.

Scotland

Loch

Scottish word for a lake

Around 80% of people in Sweden live in the city of ____________________________.

Stockholm

What is the largest city in Sweden?

Stockholm

This country has lakes in the south that are connected by canals.

Sweden