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1 CHAPTER TWELVE Section Two and ICELAND DENICE Greenland too!

2 KEY QUESTION The success of Denmark can be traced to its' relationship with Europe. Explain

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6 Population: 5,325,000 Size: 16,638 sq. miles Capital & Largest City: Copenhagen Government: Parliamentary Democracy Language: Danish Religion: Lutheran (Protestant)

7 ICELAND FAST FACTS Population: 277,000 Size: 39,769 square miles Capital & Largest City: Reykjavik (RAY-KYA-VICK) Government: Parliamentary Democracy Language: Icelandic Religion: Lutheran (Protestant)

8 Controls the island Greenland.

9 controls the island Greenland.

10 Greenland - 56,000 residents, mostly in south.

11 SUBARCTIC in the south (very cold winters, cool summers) GREENLAND

12 & TUNDRA (below freezing year round) climate zones GREENLAND

13 Greenland. GREENLAND

14 controls the island Greenland.

15 Greenland. GODTHAB. GREENLAND

16 GODTHAB. GREENLAND

17 GODTHAB. GREENLAND

18 GODTHAB. GREENLAND

19 Denmark owns the Faroe ARCHIPELAGO (group of islands).

20 over 500 islands

21 45,000 people live on the islands.

22 FAROE ISLANDS

23 FAROE ISLANDS

24 FAROE ISLANDS

25 FAROE ISLANDS

26 FAROE ISLANDS

27 FAROE ISLANDS TORSHAVN is the largest city.

28 TORSHAVN

29 TORSHAVN

30 TORSHAVN

31 GEOGRAPHY & CLIMATE Denmark - on the Jutland Peninsula

32 between the North Sea & the Baltic Sea. Denmark

33 just north of Germany. Denmark

34 North Atlantic Current creates a warm, damp Marine West Coast climate zone. Denmark

35 Denmark

36 low & flat compared to Scandinavian nations.

37 Denmark

38 Denmark

39 Denmark

40 MOORS (damp, windy, treeless plains). Denmark

41 ECONOMY -a member of the E.U. *center of trading between Scandinavia and Europe.

42 A tunnel connects Denmark with Sweden.

43 Ferries, bridges and tunnels connect Denmark with it s islands.

44 70% of Denmark is farmland.

45 Denmark is fertile & moist year-round.

46 Denmark fertile & moist year-round.

47 fertile & moist year-round. 70% of Denmark is farmland.

48 fertile & moist year-round. 70% of Denmark is farmland.

49 * Denmark is a welfare state like Sweden.

50 raw materials are IMPORTED (brought into a country) to produce finished goods like ships, diesel engines, & furniture. Denmark

51 Denmark LEGO FACTORY

52 PEOPLE Denmark

53 Copenhagen - Northern Europe s largest city Denmark

54 Copenhagen, Denmark

55 Copenhagen, Denmark

56 Copenhagen Opera House, Denmark

57 Copenhagen, Denmark

58 Copenhagen, Denmark

59 Copenhagen, Denmark

60 There is a statue of The Little Mermaid from Hans Christian Anderson s books. Copenhagen, Denmark

61 Danish is similar to Swedish, Norwegian, and Icelandic.

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63 ICELAND

64 ICELAND GEOGRAPHY Iceland is warmer than most of Alaska.

65 ICELAND North Atlantic Current keeps Iceland s coastal towns cool, but not freezing cold.

66 ICELAND ICELAND

67 ICELAND Marine West Coast climate (cloudy & rainy in the winter). ICELAND

68 ICELAND

69 ICELAND

70 ICELAND ICELAND

71 ICELAND ICELAND

72 ICELAND

73 ICELAND GEYSERS (springs that shoot steam & hot water into the air) ICELAND

74 ICELAND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY (electric power produced by underground sources of steam) -Iceland s main energy source.

75 ICELAND

76 ICELAND -over 200 volcanoes, many are active. ICELAND

77 ICELAND ICELAND

78 ICELAND

79 ICELAND

80 ICELAND

81 ICELAND HYDROELECTRIC POWER (electric power produced by fast-moving rivers) is also used. ICELAND

82 ICELAND

83 ICELAND

84 PEOPLE ICELAND ICELAND

85 ICELAND 99% live in cities & towns. ICELAND

86 50% ICELAND live in the capital Reykjavik. ICELAND

87 Reykjavik, ICELAND Iceland

88 ICELAND Reykjavik, Iceland

89 ICELAND Reykjavik, Iceland

90 ICELAND Reykjavik, Iceland

91 Reykjavik, ICELAND Iceland

92 ICELAND Reykjavik, Iceland

93 ICELAND ECONOMY ICELAND

94 ICELAND Fishing is the main industry. ICELAND

95 ICELAND Fish is traded for agricultural products and raw materials. ICELAND

96 ICELAND Since 2004 tourism has become a key industry.

97 ICELAND TERRAIN (ground and soil) is too rocky for agriculture. ICELAND

98 FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM ICELAND Gunnar Nelson, M.M.A. athlete

99 FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM ICELAND Bjork, singer Stony - rapper

100 KEY QUESTION The success of Denmark can be traced to its' relationship with Europe. Explain

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