Chapter 14 Northern Europe Flashcards
What countries capital is London
United Kingdom
What is an fjord
A long narrow deep inlet of sea between high cliffs
What are textiles
A type of cloth or woven fabric
Helsinki is what countries capital
Finland
What is a constitutional monarchy
A type of democracy in which a king or queen is head of state but a legislature makes laws
What capital is in Iceland
Reykjavik
What historical document limited the powers of the English monarch
The magma carta
What is Ireland’s capital
Dublin
Identify the main language spoken in Ireland
Irish Gaelic
What two sports are very popular in the British isles
Soccer and rugby
Which Scandinavian country uses about half of its land for farming
Denmark
Where are the oil and natural gas reserves located in this region
The North Sea
What is swedens capital
Stockholm
What does disarm mean
To take away a weapon from somewhere
What has caused conflict in Northern Ireland
The Protestant majority against the catholic minority
What countries make up the United Kingdom
Wales, England,Scotland,and Northern Ireland
Which country has refused to join the EU
Norway
What country has the ice cap climate
Iceland
What is the main climate of the region
Marine west coast
Who runs the Irish government
The prime minister & the parliament
What ways do Norway depend on the sea
For food,oil,natural gas, and shipping
Which country has stayed neutral for over 200 years
Sweden
What has influenced the climate of this region allowing it to be warmer than it should
The North Atlantic Drift
In what year did Ireland become independent
1949
What draws tourists to Iceland
The many gysers volcanos and glaciers also that the land is ripping its self apart
How do we know Vikings had settlements in North America
The ruins of a Viking colony
Which countries have the rights to the oil found in the region
The United Kingdom and Norway
Which continent is Greenland part of and who controls it
Green land is in North America and Denmark controls it
Which country has large areas of timber producing forests
Finland
Why is much of Greenland uninhabitable
Because if sheets cover Greenland
In what order do the different groups that had control over the British isles
Celts Romans angles Saxons Vikings and Normans
What happened during the industrial revolution
It brought many new factories and jobs along with a population growth in many large cities
What is norways capital
Oslo
What is geothermal energy
Heat from the earth
What does neutral mean
Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict
What is Denmarks capital
Copenhagen
