incredible iceland by andrew green and cayden wiese
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Incredible Iceland
By Andrew Green and Cayden Wiese
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Government and Religion
• Constitutional republic government
• Over 90% belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Language and Ethnicity
• Written and spoken language is Icelandic
• A Nordic language similar to Iceland’s 1st settlers
• Highest literacy rate in the world!!! 99.9%
• 94% mixture of Norse and Celts
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Economy• Excellent welfare system• Becoming more diverse
(software, biotechnology)
• Fishing provides jobs to 12% of the workforce
• Low unemployment rate, 1.6% 12th lowest in the world
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Climate• tempered by the
Gulf Stream• frequent weather
changes• Summers are mild• Winters are cold
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Land Features•mostly an arctic desert scattered
with •mountains, glaciers, geysers,
springs, volcanoes, and waterfalls•agricultural areas are near the
coastline•glaciers cover 11.5% of Iceland
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Tourist Attractions
• Vatnajokull—3240 sq. mi. glacier• Geysir—world’s largest geyser,
18m diameter, 20m chamber below
• majestic eruptions, but very rare (inducement is used)
• Strokkur—erupts every 5-10 minutes, very popular also
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References• http://www.iceland-vacation-information.com/
places_to_visit_in_iceland.htm• http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/117/climate/
Europe/Iceland.html• http://www.traveldocs.com/is/culture.htm • http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107624.html • http://www.classbrain.com/art_cr/publish/
iceland_economy.shtml• http://www.icelandexport.is/english/about_iceland/
icelandic_language/• http://www.indexmundi.com/iceland/
unemployment_rate.html• http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/
is.htm