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What did glaciers create in Scandinavia?
Many lakes and fjords.
What are favorite sports in the British Isles?
Soccer and Rugby
About 50% of what country's land is used for farming?
Denmark
TRUE OR FALSE:
The traditional language and religion of Ireland are shared by the people of Scotland.
False
What is the official language of Ireland and Scotland?
Gaelic
What group of people first arrived in the British Isles?
The Celts
What country is mostly Protestant?
Northern Ireland
What do the economies of the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland depend on?
Service jobs, banking, tourism, and insurance.
What materials were made during the Industrial Revolution?
Textiles, iron, and steel
What does the Magna Carta do?
Limits the powers of the king.
More than 80% of Swedes live in
A. rural areas a around the country.
B. towns and cities in the north.
C. towns and cities in the south.
D. Stockholm.
D.
What is another name for the Magna Carta?
Great Charter
What are the physical features of the British Isles and Scandinavia?
hills, plains mountains, and, fjords
What led to the creation of a national assembly and a cease fire in N. I. in the late 1900's?
An agreement
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
What are the 9 countries of the U.K.?
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, and Northern Ireland
Explain a constitutional monarchy.
A type of democracy in which a king and a queen serve as head of state but the legislature makes the laws.
What country has an area of Ice Cap climate?
Iceland
Who are the laws of the United Kingdom made by?
The Parliament
What are the 4 bodies of water to this region?
North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, and the English Channel
What industry has grown in Ireland?
A. the computer industry. C. the textile industry.
B. the fishing industry. D. the geothermal industry.
A.
Why did N. I. remain part of the U. K.?
A majority of people there are Protestant.
Tourists often come to Iceland to see
A. fjord and emerald green hills. C. pine forests and lumber mills.
B. historical monuments. D. volcanoes, glaciers, and geysers.
D.
Why do few people live in the Kjolen MTS.?
The rocky soil makes farming difficult
Krage areas of timber -producing forests are located in?
Finland
What nations is the U.K. made up of?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland