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Northern Europe Chapter 9 Section 1
Northern Europe is located in the north _______________.
It stretches from about _______________north.
Much of northern Europe is located in the _______________.
This is the cold area at the most _______________ part of
Earth.
Some of northern Europe lies within the _______________
Circle.
Like the two _______________ and the equator, the Arctic
_______________ is an imaginary line of latitude about
_______________of the equator.
Northern Europe is north and east of the _______________and
_______________ Europe.
_______________ is a small island 645 miles west of Norway.
The Norwegian Sea lies between Iceland and
_______________.
Norway shares a _______________ with_______________.
Geographers call this the _______________ Peninsula.
The _______________separates the Scandinavian Peninsula
from _______________, which lies to the south.
Denmark sits on its own peninsula called _______________.
The _______________lies between this peninsula
and_______________.
Iceland, _______________, Sweden, _______________, and
Finland are the Scandinavian countries.
_______________ cover much of northern Europe.
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_______________ cover Norway and Sweden. For half the
year, snow covers _______________.
The climate there is _______________. Farming is also
_______________.
Most people in northern Europe live close to the
_______________.
They are descendants of fine _______________ and
_______________ builders.
These early people used _______________from the forests to
build long boats.
The _______________ were strong enough to carry them
across the _______________ Ocean.
They were shallow enough to travel Europe's
_______________.
In the past, farmers in northern Europe could not grow enough
_______________ for all its people.
Because of this, many sailors took to the _______________.
They became great e_______________, traders, and
_______________.
A thousand years ago, people from _______________ were
called _______________.
Many people _______________ them.
They left _______________ and sailed to other parts of the
world.
They invaded the _______________ Isles.
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From the _______________ coast, they _______________ and
marched inland until they controlled much of
_______________.
In their great _______________ ships, they sailed across the
_______________ to Iceland, Greenland, and North
_______________.
They did this _______________before Columbus set sail from
_______________ in southern Europe.
A group of Vikings called _______________reached the Middle
East and Central Asia.
They left behind the name_______________, which, of course,
is the name of the country there today.
The _______________ regions in northern Europe include
Iceland,
Denmark, the Scandinavian Peninsula, and _______________.
These regions are _______________ regions and
_______________ regions.
_______________ formed Iceland millions of years ago.
It is located on a great _______________ or crack in the earth.
This rift lies in the deep waters of the _______________
Ocean.
In this area of Earth, _______________ create new islands all
the time.
_______________ happen often.
Because of this, the _______________ people build
_______________ houses.
These are harder for earthquakes to _______________.
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_______________ extends northward from the European
_______________ that covers much of western Europe.
It is one of the _______________ countries in the world. Its
highest point is only _______________ feet.
It has many_______________.
_______________ cover much of the Scandinavian
_______________.
As you know, it is made up of the two countries of
_______________and Sweden.
Norway is almost one long chain of _______________.
Most of its people live along the _______________.
_______________ is the largest country in northern
_______________.
The Swedish highlands are in the _______________.
The land becomes less _______________ as a person travels
south.
Southern _______________ is a plain with rolling hills.
This is where most Swedes live and where the biggest cities are
_______________.
_______________, which lies to the northeast of Sweden, is
mainly a plain.
It is the most northerly country in the _______________.
_______________ formed most of the land features of
northern Europe.
They formed Finland's _______________.