British Isles and Scandanavion countries Flashcards
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Northern Ireland
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Capital Belfast
- Smallest of the British Isles
- People in the Northern Ireland are called ulsters
- Belfast is know for ship building, where Titanic was built
- Bobby Sands was the head of the IRA (Irish Republican Army)
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Scotland
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Capital Edinburgh
- Won it independence in the 1300s
- Glasgow is a major city, it has the top medical universities
- Loch Ness means lake in Scotish
- St. Andrews is the birth place of Golf
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Wales
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Capital Cardiff
- These people are welch, they speak welch
- Cambrian Mts. are the highest mountains in the British Isles
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Ireland
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Capital Dublin
- Shannon River is the longest river in the British Isles
- In 1930 they liberated from England, because they’re catholic
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England
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Capital London
- There is actuall Sherwood Forest
- It is over Thames River where you can find London
- The Tower of London is the first castle of London
- Buckingham Palace is the home of the queen
- In 1000’s England’s first king was William the conqueror
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Norway
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Capital Oslo
- It has a glaciers coastlines and it is bigger than the United States
- Oil is one of the financial expects
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Sweden
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Capital Stockholm
- It remained neutral in both world wars 1 & 2
- World leader in metallurgy
- Continues for a place for people to seek asylum
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Finland
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Capital Helsinki
- It was part of communist Russia and stopped being part of it until 1917
- They are the ones who created saunas
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Denmark
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Capital Copenhagen
- A leader in pastry
- Known for beer, Heineken headquarters is located there
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Iceland
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Capital Reykjavik
- A lot of volcanic seismic activity
- World leader on thermal energy