Vocabulary
This is a steep-sided valley filled with sea water.
Ancestors of many modern Scandinavians.
Vikings
A gigantic island that is ruled by Denmark.
Greenland
Capital of Norway
Oslo
Springs that spout hot water and steam into the air.
Geyser
Wet ground with decaying plants that can be used for fuel.
Peat
Among the earliest people to arrive in the British Isles.
Celts
This is where most people live in the British Isles and Scandinavia.
Cities
Capital of Finland
Helsinki
Narrow bays cut into the highland coasts.
Loch
Treeless landscape often swept by strong winds.
Moor
A group of people from northern and western Europe that became the English.
Anglo-Saxon
This is the largest city in the British Isles and Scandinavia.
London
Capital of Sweden
Stockholm
System where the government uses tax dollars to provide education, medical services, health insurance, and other services.
Welfare state
Form of government in which the people rule through Parliament
Parliamentary democracy
People from Denmark that have a high standard of living and live in a welfare state.
Danes
What 2 natural resources are found under the North Sea.
Oil and Natural Gas
Dublin
People from Finland that have a different culture and language from other major Scandinavian people.
Finns
Government in which a king or queen represents the country at public events.
Constitutional monarchy
A small ethnic group from Northern Finland that have their own culture and language.
Sami
What religion is practiced by most of the people in Ireland.
Roman Catholic
Capital of Denmark
Copenhagen
This is the law making body of the United Kingdom.
Parliament