geo - Northern Europe

5 words from nordic people

1. window

2. gang

3. angry

4. flaw

5. threat

city the vikings are credited for settling

Dublin, ireland

2 things vikings helped do in Northern Europe

1. spread commerce

2. reintroduced coinage for trade

countries in northern euro

UK, Republic of Ireland, Scandinavia

cause of mtns in Northern Europe

• plate tectonics caused folding/faulting

• volcanoes

what is a fjord

long, narrow inlet between steep cliffs that glacial movement cared into land during glaciers’ movement to sea level

most volcanic active country in north euro

Iceland

on what tectonic plates does Iceland straddle/ridge name

North American, eurasian

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

keeps northern europe’s climate mild

the North Atlantic drift

5 natural resources of British Isles

1. tin

2. gold

3. lead

4. coal

5. iron

5 natural resources of Scandinavia

1. titanium

2. iron

3. gold

4. wood

5. fish

geothermal energy

water in steam heated by magma intrusions that can be harnessed to generate electrical power and heat

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powers the economies of northern euro

• manufacturing

• service industries

actions that directly/indirectly affect the environment

• mining

• drilling

• automobile +factory exhaust

• logging

• combustion of fuels

industry and energy production in Uk is provided by ___

coal fired plants, peat

country that is recognized as one of the cleanest environments in world

finland

where was the word “smog” first used to describe air quality

London

what is green space

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

how do Scandinavia countries minimize a negative impact on their countries air and water quality

hydroelectric and geothermal power

alternative energy sources Uk and Ireland are seeking to develop

windmills

deep wells for geothermal energy

other north euro country turned to windmills as alternative energy source

denmark

what has influenced Northern Europe

• immigration

• invasion

• trade

Govs found in northern europe

• Great Britian - parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - constitutional monarchies 

• Ireland - parliamentary republic 

• Iceland and Finland - republics

welfare state

States that assume primary responsibility for the social welfare of their citizens “from the cradle to the grave”

Scandinavian countries practice what "highly debatable practice" as people are at the conclusion of life?

euthanasia / “mercy killing”

 What is a "pepper man" or "pepper maid"

A woman/man who is unmarried on their 30th birthday and are given a pepper shaker on their birthday eve

secularism

Belief system that rejects or excludes religion