Chapter 14: Northern Europe
Fjords
A narrow inlet of the sea set between high rocky cliffs.
Sami
A group of living across northern Scandinavian
Greenland
A territory of Denmark
North Atlantic drift
An ocean current that bring warm moist air across the Atlantic Ocean.
Roman Catholic
Most Irish this religion
Kingdoms that ruled the British Isles
Celts, Angles, Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Romans
Vikings
Conquered the British Isles, Finland and parts of France, Germany and Russia
Norway
Country with one of the longest coastlines of any country in the world.
Iceland
Declared independence in 1944
Vikings
Early warriors and explorers from Scandinavian.
Geothermal energy
Energy from the heat of earths interior
Primary resources in Northern Europe
Energy resources, forests, and soils and surrounding seas
rugged hills
Fewer people live in this portion of Northern Europe because of the rocky soil and uneven terrain make it difficult for farming.
Vikings
First to reach North America
United Kingdom made up of...
Four small countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Oficial languages in Ireland
Gaelik
Iceland
Geothermal energy is a natural resource important here.
Norway
Has an irregular, jagged coastline where glaciers created fjords in Northern Europe.
Scandinavian
Home to the vikings
short and mild
In subarctic regions of Northern Europe, winters are long and cold and summers are....
Industrial revolution
Iron, steel. And textiles boosted the Economy
Urban areas
More than 84% of Swedes live in
Phisycal geography of Northern Europe
Mountains, fjords, some hills and some plains.
Which seas provide fish ?
North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Atlantic Ocean
Uninhabitable
Not able to support human settlement.
neutral
Not taking sides in an international conflict
Greenland
Part of Denmark
Iceland
Part of Scandinavian
Britain
Part of the Roman Empire
Hydroelectricity
Produced by lakes and rivers
What covers Northern Europe?
Ruff, rocky hills and low mountains
Sweden
Scandavian largest country.
Vikings
Scandinavian warrior who raided Europe and the mediterranean
Denmark
Scandinavian's most densely populated country.
geyser
Spring that shoots hot water and stream into the air.
England
Strong economy and mighty Navy
Stockholm
Sweden's capital and largest city
False
The British empire was very large in the 1700s and began to decline in the 1800.
Warmer
The North Atlantic Drift keeps most of Northern Europe... than other locations at similar latitudes.
False
The United Kingdom consist of three small countries.
Oslo
The capital of Norway
False
The conflict in Northern Ireland involves a Catholic majority and Protestant minority.
True
The government of the United Kingdom and Ireland are both democracy.
True
Today, the British Isles are one of the wealthiest region in Europe.
Norway
Won independence from Sweden in the early 1900
Sweden, Denmark , Greenland ,Norway, Finland and Iceland
Worlds most peaceful nations