Chapter 15: British Isles & Nordic Nations

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a part of England?

• United Kingdom of Great Britian

• Northern Ireland

• Norway

• Scotland

Multiple Select

Which of the following are TRUE about Great Britain?

Choose all that apply:

• Smallest island in the British Isles

• Largest island in the British Isles

• Most densely populated area

• Includes England, Scotland, & Wales

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England's highlands have _________ foot peaks.

Multiple Choice

England's midlands are a heavily industrial development area because of population density and because there are thick veins of what substance?

• iron ore

• gold

• coal

• copper

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The south and east area of England have the most productive farms because of ___________ soil.

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What was most important to England because of it's urban landscape?

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What is the name of the river that London is located on? (Make sure to capitalize it since it is a proper noun.)

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​ What is an estuary?​

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• Mrs. Wilson

I have no understanding of what the changes in relative location mean, so recall what he said to you in class for that.  

Multiple Select

What made England the "workshop of the world?" (Mark all that apply.)

• start of industrial revolution

• high taxes and restrictive trade

• built factories to see goods to colonies

• produced & traded more manufactured goods than any other country

Multiple Select

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the rise of heavy industry? (Choose all that satisfy the question.)

• use of water power

• silicon chips used in manufacturing

• switch to coal

• iron ore rock containing valuable mineral in making steel

• high speed machinery

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Fill in the blank.

Ore is rock containing _____________ mineral in making steel.

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What were some of the challenges to England in regard to being the workshop of the world as time went on?​

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Germany & the US caught up

supplies of coal were used up

oil and gas

development of service industries

increase in worker wages & unions

lack of investment in new technologies

political instability & wars in Europe

Multiple Select

Scotland & Wales are:

(Choose all that apply.)

• Linked politically

• Separate in identity

• Reliant on France for funds

Multiple Choice

Which is true about the Scottish landscape?

• It was formed by volcanoes.

• There are several deserts.

• 1/3 of the land area of UK.

Match

Match the following.

What belongs together?

• Formed by

• separates Scotland from England

• The landscape is made up of

glaciers

cheviot hills & Tweed river

highl., central lowl., southern upl.

• glaciers

• cheviot hills & Tweed river

• highl., central lowl., southern upl.

Match

Match the following

• moors

• bogs

• Favorite librarian

broad, treeless rolling places

wet & spongy ground

Mrs. Wilson

• broad, treeless rolling places

• wet & spongy ground

• Mrs. Wilson

Match

Match the following to where they belong.

• highlands

• lowlands

• uplands

lakes or lochs

central

southern

• lakes or lochs

• central

• southern

Match

Match the following

• highlands

• central lowlands

• southern uplands

created by glaciers

75% of population

closest to English border

• created by glaciers

• 75% of population

• closest to English border

Match

Match the following

• highlands

• central lowlands

• southern uplands

moors & bogs

1800s industrial region

sheep-raising region

• moors & bogs

• 1800s industrial region

• sheep-raising region

​just kidding...technology!

Multiple Choice

What is a glen?

• desert

• rocky soiled cliff

• high mountain

• narrow valley

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Which country does this describe today?

New industries, oil & gas, technology, and has kept to its own laws and education with their presbyterian religion. (There also must be some glens here.)

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Who conquered Wales in 1284?

Multiple Choice

Where does Wales get it's government (and laws) from?

• France

• Spain

• Scotland

• England

Categorize

Options (12)

Peninsula of England

Highlands and lowlands

Marine West Coast Climate

Large amounts of rain

2.9 million people

80% English

20% Welsh

Celtic Heritage

1800s industry flourished

mid-1900s declined

rise of technology

tourism

Categorize the following factors

Welsh landscape

Language

New Welsh Economy

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Which country does this describe today?

New industries, oil & gas, technology, and has kept to its own laws and education with their presbyterian religion. (There also must be some glens here.)

Fill in the Blank

What is the name of the bowl-like hills that ring the coastline middle plain which drains into the river Shannon? (Two words)

Multiple Choice

What is peat?

• soft, finely stratified rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay

• Stiff peaked cliffs with trees

• spongy material that has waterlogged mosses and plants

• grassy vegetation eaten by bovines and equine animals

Match

Match the following time frames to the conflicts in Ireland.

• 300 BC

• 800-1016 AD

• 1066 AD

• 1171

Celts from Europe

Viking raids

Normans from France

England - Henry II

• Celts from Europe

• Viking raids

• Normans from France

• England - Henry II

Reorder

Reorder the following religious conflicts in Ireland.

• Church of England

• England annexes Ireland

• French supported rebellion

• Reformation

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Match

Match the following

• 1500s

• 1534

• 1798

• 1801

Reformation

Church of England

French Supported Rebellion

England annexes Ireland

• Reformation

• Church of England

• French Supported Rebellion

• England annexes Ireland

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Label the timeframe to the correct event.

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1949

1916-1921

Labelling

Label the timeframe to the correct event.

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1916-1921

1949

Multiple Choice

Define blight.

• a storm that ruins farmland

• a fire

• a disease that wipes out a crop

Fill in the Blank

Write what two word combination made the roi low in national wealth in Ireland and had millions of Irish people leave home for the US?

Multiple Select

How did Ireland put their location to work for them? (Choose all that apply.)

• sporting event features

• upgrades made to airports

• flower farms

• tourism

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Which of the following countries are Nordic nations?​

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Norway

Sweden

Finland

Denmark

Iceland

Wales

Great Britain

France

Spain

Turkey

Categorize

Options (12)

peninsulas

islands

gulfs

oceans

Denmark 600 ft. above sea level

Norway very mountainous

thousands of lakes

removed the topsoil deposited in Denmark

valleys filled with water

fjords

volcanoes & glaciers exist side by side

geothermal energy

Categorize the following.

A varied landscape

Effects of glaciers

Iceland, fireland

Fill in the Blank

geothermal energy is energy produced from the __________ of the earth's interior

Categorize

Options (8)

half of Iceland

Denmark

west coast of Norway

southern coast of Sweden

mild marine west coast climate

2-3 hours of sunlight in winter

20 hours in summer sunlight

northern lights

Categorize the following.

ocean & climate

long winters, short summers

Multiple Select

Which elements are true of the Nordic Nations? (Choose all that apply.)

• they have Norwegian as their native language

• they have a northern location

• some are rich in Egyptian plunder

• some reach past the arctic circle

Open Ended

What do these Nordic nations share as far as cultural bonds?

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In regards to shared cultural bonds, government and economies are discussed. What things do they have in common?​

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democracies

mixed economies

the government guarantees certain rights

politically neutral

forbids use of harbors by military

authoritarian regimes

unregulated markets

military dictatorships

create special harbors for military to use

Open Ended

What are the sound economies in the Nordic nations?