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29 Cards in this Set
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Entrepot |
An important export shipping hub. |
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Nordic model |
The economic and social systems that keeps Northern European countries successful. |
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Welfare state |
A Government approach in which a country takes care of the social needs of its citizens. |
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Break-of-bulk |
The activities of a shipping center related to sorting and redistributing cargo. |
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Integrate |
The blending of parts into a functional whole. |
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Geothermal energy |
A form of energy conversion that captures heat energy from within the Earth. |
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Ecotourism |
The practice and business of recreational travel based on the environment. |
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Fjord |
A long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by sea water. |
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Break-of-bulk |
Act of unloading, transferring, or distributing part or all of a shipment. |
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Glaciation |
A process by which accumulated masses of snow form into ice. |
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Who are the Sami? |
Descendants of Nomadic peoples who lived in Northern Scandinavia for 1,000 years. |
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Why is vegetation in the Arctic tundra climate limited? |
Dry conditions, poor soil quality, and extremely cold temperatures and frozen ground. |
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What created the island landforms of Svalbard? |
Repeated ice ages and continental drift. |
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Why is the climate of Northern Europe changing more rapidly than most places in the world? |
Because of its location in the high latitudes. |
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What caused Nordic society to become increasingly continental during the 1300s? |
Increased trade during the 1300s integrated Northern European countries with mainland Europe. |
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What adds to the pollution that endangers coastal areas, wetlands, and rivers? |
Runoff of chemicals and waste from industrialized areas. |
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How can the population of Iceland be characterized? |
Ethnically homogeneous |
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Where can you find large amounts of carbon as decomposed or partly decomposed material stored in trees and soil? |
Boreal Forest |
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What country, although considered European, sits partly on ocean crust shared with the North American continent? |
Iceland |
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What is ecotourism? |
The practice and business of recreational travel that considers its impact on the environment. |
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What creates a mild climate in Northern Europe even though the region is located in higher latitudes? |
Air warmed by the Gulf Stream. |
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What river in Finland is used for hydroelectric power? |
Kemi River |
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What did the Norsemen, early explorers and settlers of the Northern Europe, rely on? |
Ships of war |
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Where did the wind carry smoke and ash after the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland? |
Toward continental Europe |
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What are steep-walled inlets called along the sea? |
Fjords |
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What is the only country in the region without an official religion? |
Finland |
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What does the LIFE+Environment Policy and Governance offer? |
It offers environmental benefits. |
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Because Iceland has such significant geothermal energy resources that it doesn’t have to use much of which other energy resource? |
Hydroelectric |
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What is an example of family-friendly social welfare policies in the Nordic countries? |
State supported daycare |