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CHAPTER 15 SECTION 4The Nordic Nations

The Nordic Nations Nordic Nations

- Norway- Sweden- Finland- Denmark- Iceland

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A Varied Landscape- peninsulas- islands- terrain varies

Environmental Change*What changes occurred with the landscape throughout this region? Why?

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Physical Characteristics Natural Resources

- ‘a land of fire and ice’- geothermal energy- energy produced from the heat of the earth’s interior

Long Winters, Short Summers

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Physical Characteristics The Ocean and the Climate

- mild climate-warm currents of the North Atlantic

*coldest areas lie east of the mountain chain that runs through Norway

Shared Cultural Bonds Economic Systems

- mixed economies (free enterprise and socialism)- fishing, oil, agriculture, timber

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