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2 - Historie, geografi og levesett Flashcards

1
Q

Viking Period

A

800 and 1050 AD

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2
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Christianity was introduced in Norway

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11th century

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3
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Norway was absorbed into a formal union with Denmark and Sweden

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1397

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4
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Denmark and Norway remained united until

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1814

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5
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Norway adopted a constitution of its own on

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17 May 1814

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6
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National Romanticism

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middle of the 19th century

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7
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bokmål derived from

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danish

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8
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Ivar Aasen (1813-1896)

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consolidated regional language to from nynorsk

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9
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mid-19th century, percentage of the Norwegian population lived in rural areas

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70%

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10
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Norwegians emigrated to America during the period

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1850–1920

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11
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number of Norwegians emigrated to America during the period 1850–1920

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800 000

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12
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union with Sweden was dissolved in

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07 June 1905

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13
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King Haakon

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7th was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957

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14
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Norway started using water power to produce electricity

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at the end of the 19th century

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15
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Norway was occupied by German forces from

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9 April 1940

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16
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Norway was governed by a pro-German government led by

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Vidkun Quisling

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17
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number of Norwegians fled to Sweden during World War II

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50 000

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18
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Norwegians died as a consequence of the 2 world war

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9 500

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19
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Norway capitulate in

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May 1945

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20
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Norway was among the first countries to join the UN in

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November 1945

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21
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first Secretary-General of the UN

A

Trygve Lie, was Norwegian

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22
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amount Norway received from USA Marshall plan

A

NOK 3 billion

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23
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Norway, along with eleven other countries, signed the North Atlantic Treaty (leading to NATO) in

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1949

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24
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The first oil was found in the North Sea in

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1969

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25
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The roots of the Norwegian labour movement date back to the

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17th century

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26
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growing number of jobs in industry from

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1880s

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27
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labour movement gained greater influence from the

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1920s

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28
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Termination of Pregnancy (the Abortion Act) was adopted in

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1978

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29
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Termination of Pregnancy (the Abortion Act) act gives women the right to have an abortion until week

A

13

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30
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surface area of Norway

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385,199 square kilometres

31
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Norway is part of the Nordic countries, consisting

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Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland

32
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Norway also makes Scandinavia together with

A

Sweden and Denmark

33
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Norway share a common border with

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Sweden, Finland and Russia

34
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Number of geographical regions

A

5

35
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Number of counties in Norway

A

11

36
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Number of towns and cities in Norway.

A

nearly 100

37
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Population of Oslo

A

600 000

38
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Norway’s highest mountain

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Galdhøpiggen, 2,469 metres

39
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The largest lake is Norway is

A

Mjøsa. Surface area 365 square kilometres.

40
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The longest river in Norway

A

Glomma. 611 kilometres long

41
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the longest fjord

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Sognefjord, 204 kilometres long and 1,308 metres deep

42
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Built-up areas (buildings and roads) make up only

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2%

43
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divsion of land

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1/2 mountains, 1/3 forested

44
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Number of municipalities

A

356

45
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Cultivated land

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3%

46
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Population of Norway

A

just over five million

47
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% of inhabitants live along the coast

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75%

48
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population lives in Eastern Norway

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50%

49
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% of the population come from immigrant backgrounds

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17%

50
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cities in Norway with the highest percentage of inhabitants with an immigrant background

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Oslo and Drammen

51
Q

Population of Sami in Norway

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40 000 to 50 000 (Also about 50 000 in Sweden+Russia+Finland)

52
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Sami Parliament was established in

A

1989

53
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The highest temperature ever measured in Norway is

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35.6 degrees Celsius (Nesbyen, 20 June 1970).

54
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The lowest temperature ever measured in Norway is

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-51.4 degrees Celsius (Karasjok, 1 January 1886).

55
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Women’s Day

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08 March

56
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Easter public holidays

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Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday

57
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40 days after Easter

A

Ascension Day (public holiday)

58
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50 days after Easter

A

Pentecost

59
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After Ascension

A

Whit Monday

60
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International Workers’ Day

A

01 May

61
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Constitution Day

A

17 May (fra 17 May 1814)

62
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Number of couples get married in Norway

A

23 000 (50% in church)

63
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Number of births in Norway

A

60,000

64
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% of infants christened in church

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50% - 60 %

65
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age for confirmation ceremony

A

14 or 15

66
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% of confirmation in church

A

60%

67
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% of confirmations that are humanist

A

20%

68
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% no having confirmation

A

20%

69
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Number of deaths in Norway

A

40 000

70
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% of burials organised by the church

A

85%

71
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% cremations

A

40%

72
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% of population that have membership of church

A

70%

73
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Christianity was introduced to Norway

A

1000 years ago

74
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dominant religion in Norway

A

Protestantism

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