Landforms 1
What has been the primary process by which the landforms of Northern Eroupe came to be as they are today?
Glaciation
Where did the word geyser derive from?
a geyser in Iceland named Geysir
What type of glaciers cover much of Northern Eroupe during the last ice age?
Continental
In Iceland what does the Gulf Stream create?
Mild Climate
What is the vegetable matter found in swamps?
Peat
What were scraped flat by the glaciers that covered the land, while mountains in the region were made steeper and more rugged?
Plains
What makes up most of the Jutland Peninsula's interior?
Flat plains
The majority of rivers in Iceland consist of what?
meltwater from glaciers
Where does natural vegetation vary from?
In 2014 Finland exported over what percent of the paper and paperboard traded on the global market?
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What sea does Southern Sweden's lowlands slope gently towards?
Baltic Sea
What sits in between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates?
Iceland
Many of the rivers of the ___________ Peninsula are short and do not provide easy connections between cities.
What is South of the tundra biome?
Subartic climate region
Norway is the world's leading producer of what?
Hydroelctric power
What is the name of the archipelago in the Artic Ocean?
Svalbard
What is the worlds largest island?
Greenland
The Klara-Gota river flows how many miles until it reaches Lake Vernern?
447 miles
The rest of the Scandinavian Peninsula and Finland have a what type of climate?
Continental
What is an important natural resources in Norway?
Magnesium
What is considered to be Denmark's cultural region?
Scandinavian Peninsula
What is the island group in between Iceland and Norway?
Faeroe Islands
The Muonio and Torne River flow along the border of what two countries?
Finland and Sweden
What type of ground prevents plants with deep roots, like tress, from growing?
Frozen
What mineral is aluminum made out of?
Bauxite