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
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