Geography CH 14: Northern Europe

Religious groups moved to Northern Ireland in 1500s

1) Protestants- England 2) Protestants- Scotland

Challenge of Norway's economy over the next century

-oil fields are expected to run dry -use money to help replace energy sources -lose profit from selling oil

Why are the seas and oceans a natural resource?

-provide fish

How do temps in Northern Europe differ from those around the world in similar latitude?

-warmer and colder

Paragraph about Vikings: different paper

... written on different paper

Oslo

Norway's capital, country's leading seaport as well as its industrial center

Vikings

Scandinavian warriors who raided Europe and the Mediterranean in the early Middle Ages

Stockholm

Sweden's capital and largest city located on the east coast near the Baltic Sea

Why were the Vikings feared warriors during the Middle Ages?

They conquered the British Isles; Northern France; Finland; parts of Germany and Russia

neutral

means it has not chosen not to take sides in an international conflict

fjord

narrow inlet of the sea set between high, rocky cliffs

uninhabitable

not able to support human settlement

North Atlantic Drift

ocean current that brings warm, moist air across the Atlantic ocean

Scandinavia

region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe

geysers

springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air

disarm

give up all weapons

British Isles

group of islands across the English Channel from the rest of Europe

Helsinki

Finland's capital and largest city; located on the southern coast

Magna Carta

Great Charter; document that limited the powers of kings

Dublin

Ireland's capital

What ocean current causes Northern Europe's mild climates?

North Atlantic Drift

Motivational Quote: BONUS

"Success doesn't discriminate. It's an equal opportunity employer-available to everyone willing to pay the price." -Dr. Thad Bell

Year Vikings first reach North America

-AD 1000

Why do more people live in the South instead of the North?

-Better farming

Island northwest of the British Isles is often considered part of Scandinavia?

-Iceland

Which country has geothermal energy?

-Iceland

Why did the economy of the UK grow so rapidly in the 1700s and 1800s?

-Industrial Revolution

During and after 1840s, tension between Ireland and United Kingdom

-Ireland was effected by extreme famine -UK didn't provide help

Largest city in British Isles

-London

2 cities that are central to the economy of the British Isles

-London -Dublin

How does the land in the Northern part of Northern Europe differ from the south?

-North: rugged hills, mountains, and rocky hills -South: fertile farmland, plains, and rolling hills

(On Map pg. 333) 3 countries that extend above the Artic Circle:

-Norway -Sweden -Finland

Who makes laws in the UK?

-Parliament

2 countries that make up the British Isles:

-Republic of Ireland -United Kingdom

Largest and most populous country in Scandinavia

-Sweden

Which event marked the event of time when Great Britain gave up most of its colonies?

-World War II

Results of Sweden being neutral

-active role in United Nations as neutral -peacekeepers -observers

How do you think Scandinavia's location helped the Vikings to be good warriors?

-excellent sailors b/c they were near the sea -launch attacks by boat

Common accessory keeps British Isles stable

-national identity -stronger

London

capital of the U.S.; center for world trade and industry

constitutional monarchy

democracy in which a king or queen serves as head of state but a legislature makes the laws

geothermal energy

energy from the heat of Earth's interior