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British Isles and Scandinavia

The British Isles

These Islands form the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland QuickTime™ and a

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Anglo Saxons

Settled in England AD 400s to 1000s

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The Industrial Revolution

This great change in manufacturing goods began in the Untied Kingdom in the 1800s

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Ireland

Gaelic and English are official languages

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Emerald Isle

Ireland’s nickname because of its green meadows and tree covered hills.

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Roman Catholicism

Dominant religion in Ireland (Northern Ireland is mostly protestant like England, this has caused much turmoil)

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Scotland

Lochs are found along highland coasts

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Parliament

It is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom

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North Sea Oil and Natural

Gas are found here

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Iceland Small island

republic just south of the Arctic Circle

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Iceland

This country has many volcanoes, hot springs and geysers

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The Celts

These people were among the earliest to arrive in the British Isles

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Denmark

Rules the gigantic island of Greenland

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Copenhagen

It is the capital of Denmark

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Jutland Peninsula

This land area connects Denmark to the European Mainland QuickTime™ and a

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Scandinavian Peninsula

Home to Norway and Sweden

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Sweden Coastline

touches North Sea, Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia

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Finland Capital is

Helsinki

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Sami

An ethnic group in Finland who lead a nomadic life

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Vikings

They are the ancestors of the modern Scandinavians

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