Chapter 10 Test

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Entrepot

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An important export shipping hub.

Front 2

Nordic model

Back 2

The economic and social systems that keeps Northern European countries successful.

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Welfare state

Back 3

A Government approach in which a country takes care of the social needs of its citizens.

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Break-of-bulk

Back 4

The activities of a shipping center related to sorting and redistributing cargo.

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Integrate

Back 5

The blending of parts into a functional whole.

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Geothermal energy

Back 6

A form of energy conversion that captures heat energy from within the Earth.

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Ecotourism

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The practice and business of recreational travel based on the environment.

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Fjord

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A long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by sea water.

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Break-of-bulk

Back 9

Act of unloading, transferring, or distributing part or all of a shipment.

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Glaciation

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A process by which accumulated masses of snow form into ice.

Front 11

Who are the Sami?

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Descendants of Nomadic peoples who lived in Northern Scandinavia for 1,000 years.

Front 12

Why is vegetation in the Arctic tundra climate limited?

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Dry conditions, poor soil quality, and extremely cold temperatures and frozen ground.

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What created the island landforms of Svalbard?

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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?

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Because of its location in the high latitudes.

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What caused Nordic society to become increasingly continental during the 1300s?

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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?

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Runoff of chemicals and waste from industrialized areas.

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How can the population of Iceland be characterized?

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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?

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Boreal Forest

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What country, although considered European, sits partly on ocean crust shared with the North American continent?

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Iceland

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What is ecotourism?

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The practice and business of recreational travel that considers its impact on the environment.

Front 21

What creates a mild climate in Northern Europe even though the region is located in higher latitudes?

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Air warmed by the Gulf Stream.

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What river in Finland is used for hydroelectric power?

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Kemi River

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What did the Norsemen, early explorers and settlers of the Northern Europe, rely on?

Back 23

Ships of war

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Where did the wind carry smoke and ash after the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland?

Back 24

Toward continental Europe

Front 25

What are steep-walled inlets called along the sea?

Back 25

Fjords

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What is the only country in the region without an official religion?

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Finland

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What does the LIFE+Environment Policy and Governance offer?

Back 27

It offers environmental benefits.

Front 28

Because Iceland has such significant geothermal energy resources that it doesn’t have to use much of which other energy resource?

Back 28

Hydroelectric

Front 29

What is an example of family-friendly social welfare policies in the Nordic countries?

Back 29

State supported daycare