England
True or False
England is the core of the United Kingdom.
True
England
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
What countries make up the Nordic nations?
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland
Coal
What two major industries are taking over in Scotland?
Oil mining and electronics.
What fuel source does Ireland rely on for cooking and heating?
peat
Why is Iceland known as "the land of fire and ice?"
because glaciers and volcanoes are both present in the area.
What environmental hazards resulted from the Industrial Revolution?
Poor air quality and pollution.
The Welsh people have distinct cultural patterns from the rest of the U.K.
Name 2 things that make it distinct from England?
The Region has its own capital, stamps, flags, and language.
In the 1500s most people in England became Protestants but the Irish, for the most part, continued practicing _____________.
Catholicism
Because Iceland is the land of fire and ice, they have the ability to produce what type of energy?
geothermal energy
Since the 1970s, Britain does not rely on it's coal supply, instead it has started to mine ____ and ____ deposits in the North Sea.
Oil and Gas
broadcast television shows entirely in Welsh
The Protestant minority controlled much of the wealth and land keeping the Irish Catholics poor. The conflict between the two populations led to cultural divergence.
What is cultural divergence?
The deliberate act of trying to keep cultures separate.
Even with the long winter, most of the Nordic nations enjoy a mild climate. How is this possible?
They benefit from the warm Atlantic currents. The mountains block the warm ocean winds from reaching the land on the other side resulting in a subarctic climate of cold and dry weather.
What is the Chunnel?
an underwater rail line that was built in a tunnel below the English Channel in 1994. The train makes the trip between England and France.
What is the landscape of Wales like?
It ranges from mostly hilly to mountainous with just a small area of lowlands near the coast.
What was one of the results of the the growth of Irish Economy from 1994 and 2000?
Personal income increased and unemployment fell to one of the lowest rates in Europe. Many immigrants were drawn to Ireland looking for work. The economic success also brought many Irish immigrants back to their homeland.
As a result of the Reformation, what religion was brought to the Nordic Countries?
Lutheranism