Chapter 14 Northern Europe

Question 1

What countries capital is London

Answer 1

United Kingdom

Question 2

What is an fjord

Answer 2

A long narrow deep inlet of sea between high cliffs

Question 3

What are textiles

Answer 3

A type of cloth or woven fabric

Question 4

Helsinki is what countries capital

Answer 4

Finland

Question 7

What is a constitutional monarchy

Answer 7

A type of democracy in which a king or queen is head of state but a legislature makes laws

Question 8

What capital is in Iceland

Answer 8

Reykjavik

Question 9

What historical document limited the powers of the English monarch

Answer 9

The magma carta

Question 10

What is Ireland’s capital

Answer 10

Dublin

Question 11

Identify the main language spoken in Ireland

Answer 11

Irish Gaelic

Question 12

What two sports are very popular in the British isles

Answer 12

Soccer and rugby

Question 13

Which Scandinavian country uses about half of its land for farming

Answer 13

Denmark

Question 14

Where are the oil and natural gas reserves located in this region

Answer 14

The North Sea

Question 15

What is swedens capital

Answer 15

Stockholm

Question 16

What does disarm mean

Answer 16

To take away a weapon from somewhere

Question 17

What has caused conflict in Northern Ireland

Answer 17

The Protestant majority against the catholic minority

Question 18

What countries make up the United Kingdom

Answer 18

Wales, England,Scotland,and Northern Ireland

Question 19

Which country has refused to join the EU

Answer 19

Norway

Question 20

What country has the ice cap climate

Answer 20

Iceland

Question 21

What is the main climate of the region

Answer 21

Marine west coast

Question 22

Who runs the Irish government

Answer 22

The prime minister & the parliament

Question 23

What ways do Norway depend on the sea

Answer 23

For food,oil,natural gas, and shipping

Question 24

Which country has stayed neutral for over 200 years

Answer 24

Sweden

Question 25

What has influenced the climate of this region allowing it to be warmer than it should

Answer 25

The North Atlantic Drift

Question 26

In what year did Ireland become independent

Answer 26

1949

Question 27

What draws tourists to Iceland

Answer 27

The many gysers volcanos and glaciers also that the land is ripping its self apart

Question 28

How do we know Vikings had settlements in North America

Answer 28

The ruins of a Viking colony

Question 29

Which countries have the rights to the oil found in the region

Answer 29

The United Kingdom and Norway

Question 30

Which continent is Greenland part of and who controls it

Answer 30

Green land is in North America and Denmark controls it

Question 31

Which country has large areas of timber producing forests

Answer 31

Finland

Question 32

Why is much of Greenland uninhabitable

Answer 32

Because if sheets cover Greenland

Question 33

In what order do the different groups that had control over the British isles

Answer 33

Celts Romans angles Saxons Vikings and Normans

Question 35

What happened during the industrial revolution

Answer 35

It brought many new factories and jobs along with a population growth in many large cities

Question 38

What is norways capital

Answer 38

Oslo

Question 39

What is geothermal energy

Answer 39

Heat from the earth

Question 48

What does neutral mean

Answer 48

Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict

Question 62

What is Denmarks capital

Answer 62

Copenhagen