Landforms 1
What formed most of Northern Europe?
Glaciation
Iceland sits on the border between which two tectonic plates?
North American and Eurasian
The landscape of Iceland is geologically what?
Young
Natural vegetation varies from forests and grasslands to what?
Tundra plants.
Finland's peat deposits cover how much of the country?
1/3
Over time, as the ice began to melt and lessen it started a process called what?
Continental Rebound
During the last ice age, glaciers created fjords on the _______ coastline.
Eastern
The Majority of rivers in Iceland contain what kind of water?
Melt water from glaciers and heavy rainfall
The vegetation in the tundra is limited to only the few what that can handle the harsh conditions?
Species.
Norway exports 1.28 million barrels of what a day?
oil
What are the five countries that make up Northern Europe?
Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark.
Tectonic activity causes what kind of activity?
Geothermal
The Kemi River in Finland is harnessed for what?
Hydroelectric power.
What influences Northern Europe's climate patterns?
(There are 4)
Latitude, Mountain barriers, Wind patterns, and Distance from Large bodies of water.
Which type of energy provides heat for the entire capital city of Reykjavik and several other communities in Iceland?
Geothermal Energy.
What country used to own Iceland?
Denmark
The word geyser is derived from what?
A geyser named Geysir.
The Klar-Gota is who's langest river?
Norway.
Animals in which zone migrate to lower elevations in the summer?
Alpine
Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Cobolt, Copper, and Chromium
Iceland is located on a geological what?
Hotspot
The kingdom of Denmark also includes what two regions?
The Faeroe islands and Greenland.
Norway's chief rivers to what gulf?
Bothnia
The rest of the Scandinavian Peninsula has what kind of climate?
Humid Continental climate with cold wet winters
Inn 2014 Sweden exported what percent of the world's sawnwood?
9 percent.