landforms 1
has been the primary process by which the landforms of Northern Europe came to be as they are today.
Glaciation
The largest, _____ is nearly 1,300 feet thick and covers about 8npercent of the island
vatnajokull
Covered much of Northern Europe during the last ice.
Continental glaciers
Climate region include _______ ______ ____ _____
Marine west coast, humid continental, subarctic, tundra.
Finlands peat deposits cover nearly ______-_____ of the country
1/3
It was so heavy that it pressed the land down Into the?
Earths mantle.
Iceland sits partly on ocean crust shared with the north American continent, as it stratlesthe Mid-Atlantic ridge that marks the boundary bewteen _______ and north American plates.
Eurasian
The majority of rivers in Iceland consits of _______ ______ _______
meltwater from glaciers
_______ influences vegetation patterns
Location
it is dug up chopped into blocks and dried so it can be _____
burned
The _________ _________ caused by these plates separating is the source of the abundant geothermal energy in the region.
Tectonic activity
At 839,399 square miles _____ is the worlds largest island.
Greenland
The longest river is called ________.
Thajorsa
In Iceland the _________ creates a mild climate even though the country is located in higher latitudes
Gulf stream
_______ _______ and geothermal energy are significant renewable resources in Finland
Hydroelectric power.
In the _______ ________ that constitues the northernmost part of Norway.
Arctic ocean
The _____ Islands an island, an island group and archipelago are located about halfway between iceland and Norway.
Faeroe
Located in the southern region of ________ it extends for 143 miles (230km).
Iceland
Strong interrelationships exists between climate and plant and animal life in _________
Northern Europe
The diversity of minerals in the country includes modest amounts of ______ _____ ______ _____ _____
Iron ore, nickel, Zinc, cobolt, copper, and chromium.
The landforms of ___________ were created through reapeted ice ages and the folding and faulting associated with continental drift and plate tectonics.
Svalbard
A spring whose water issues at a temperature higher than that of its surroundings
Hot Springs
The country's longest river is the _____-_____
Klar-Gota
Animals in the alipinzone ________ to lower elevations in the winter to escape the cold and find food
migrate
Geothermla energy provides heat for the entire capital city of ________ and several other communities
Reykjavik