Vocabulary
the common currency used by member nations of the European Union.
Euro
What are the 3 geographic regions of England?
Highlands, Midlands, Lowlands
List the 2 countries that make up Ireland
Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland (UK)
List the 5 Nordic Nations
Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland
What is the capital of England/UK?
London
spongy material containing waterlogged and decaying moss and plants, sometimes dried and used as fuel.
peat
List the 4 countries that make up the UK
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Describe Ireland's physical characteristics
Bowl shaped island. Marine climate that keeps vegetation green for most of the year.
What 4 of the 5 Nordic Nations would be considered Peninsulas?
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
What 3 countries are the islands of Western Europe?
Iceland, UK, Ireland
a system combining different degrees of government regulation.
mixed economy
What is the major river of England that allowed for economic growth during the Industrial Revolution and what major city is located on that river?
River Thames, London
1/6th of Ireland is covered in this
Peat
What is the most abundant natural resource for the Nordic Nations?
Water/Oceans
What are the 3 regions of Scotland?
Highlands, Central Lowlands, Southern Uplands
a narrow valley or inlet from the sea, originally carved out by an advancing glacier and filled by melting glacial ice.
fjord
What country is really just a peninsular of the Island of Great Britain?
Wales
What currency does Northern Ireland utilize?
Euro - member of the UK
What environmental change led to the landscape change for the Nordic nations?
End of the Iceage - melting of the ice/glaciers created fjords
List all 11 Western European Countries
Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, UK, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland
the revival of art, literature, and learning that took place in Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.
Renaissance
What was the main fuel for the industrial revolution in England and what effect did it have on the country? What did that lead to?
Coal, heavily polluted the air around London and much of the country and it greatly depleted the countries coal reserves. Led to the country cultivating alternate energy resources.
What were some of the main conflicts that led to the separation of Ireland.
Religious, political, & economic disagreements. Potato Famine
Why do all Nordic Nations share so many cultural bonds?
Because they are all descendants of the same ancestors, the Vikings
The Nordic Nations have this type of ecomony, explain what that means
Mixed economy, means that businesses for the most part are able to operate privately but the government does have control over certain resources/industries.