Geography Quiz (254-260)
Forest, high snow, covered plateau
Describe the interior of Norway
Geothermal Heat
How are houses warmed in Iceland?
800-1000 AD
In what year was Denmark home of viking traders and raiders? (AD)
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland
What five countries are in Scandinavia?
Mount Helka
What is one of the most active volcanoes in Iceland, called "the gates of hell"?
Copenhaggen
What is the capital of Denmark, it means "merchant's harbor?"
Helsinki
What is the capital of Finland?
Reykjavik
What is the capital of Iceland?
Oslow
What is the capital of Norway, also the region that possesses the most farmland?
Stockholm
What is the capital of Sweden?
Galdhøpiggen
What is the highest peak in Scandinavia?
Sweden
What is the largest Scandinavian country?
Bergin
What is the main port of Norway?
Göteborg
What is the major port of Sweden?
Althing
What is the name of the Northern Assembly created in AD 930?
Uralic
What language is spoken in Finland?
Scandinavia
What region is called the Land of the Midnight Sun?
Norsemen
What were the people of Scandinavia once called (another name for vikings)
Hot springs
Where does hot water come from in Iceland?
Lowland plains
Where is the agricultural center for Sweden?
Jostedals
Where is the largest glacier in Europe located?
The Lapps
Who are the nomadic people that live off of reindeer, found living in northern Finland?
Norway
Along with Sweden, what county makes up the largest peninsula in Scandinavia?
Greenland
Name a self governing province of Denmark
Zeeland
On what island is Copenhaggen found?
1917
Since what year has Finland been an independent nation?
Viking
The language in Iceland still retains early ______________ words.
Lutheran-Protestantism
What became the main religion in Scandinavia?
Denmark
What country depends on agriculture and trade for its economy?
Finland
What country is called the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes?
Iceland
What country is the Land of Fire and Ice, because it has active volcanoes and glaciers?
