Finland & Iceland

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Why are the Sami customs and cultures fading?

Because Sami are leaving reindeer tending for jobs in cities

Why is the Finnish environment the cleanest in the world?

Because they love nature

How were Fjords carved?

By glaciers

What do Finns like doing?

Fishing, hunting, and camping

What does Reykjavik use to power 80% of their homes?

Geothermal energy

How many icebreakers do Finns make?

Half of the world's

How does geothermal energy work?

Heat from the earth creates steam, steam rotates a turbine, turbine rotates generator which produces electricity, water is injected back into the ground.

What is the capital of Finland?

Helsinki

What do Finn's use this white coal for?

Hydroelectric power

What country has the most hot springs in the world?

Iceland

Where does the word geyser come from?

Iceland

Where is the 1% of arable land in Iceland?

In the Fjords

Where is Lapland?

In the northern areas of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Russia

What do the Lapps do?

Tend Reindeer

What is Finland's access to the ocean?

The Baltic Sea

What is between Iceland and Greenland?

The Denmark Strait

What sea is north of Iceland?

The Iceland Sea

What is the nickname of Finland?

The Land of a Thousand Lakes

What sea is west of Iceland?

The Norse Sea

What are Finnish lakes and rivers called?

White coal

How much Finnish land is arable?

10%

How much does timber in Finnish exports?

13%

When was Surtsey formed?

1963

How many volcanoes are there in Iceland?

200

Where is Iceland in relation to Norway

650mi west

When was Althing founded?

930

How long was Russia in control of Finland?

A century

How many lakes are in Finland

Possibly 100000

What veggies do Icelanders mainly eat?

Potatoes & Turnips

What is the capital of Iceland?

Reykjavik

What is the Finnish language related to?

Russian

What do the Lapps call themselves

Sami

What is the Finnish national pastime?

Saunas

Finland's farms are ____-__________

Self-sufficient

How long was Sweden in control of Finland?

Seven centuries

How long has Finland been independent?

Since 1917

Where do most Finns live?

Southern coastal lowlands.

What is Mt. Heklu called?

The gates of hell

What is the nickname of Iceland?

The land of Fire and Ice

Where is the best farmland in Finland?

The southern coastal lowlands.

What is the largest glacier in Europe called?

Vatnajökull


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