geog presentation northern europe

Monday Northern Europe

Vikings etc.

Viking Country.

Where the Vikings are from.

Exit Question

1. What are 3 shared

characteristics of Northern Europeans?

2. How is Finland

Different?

Yesterday and Today

 • History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

Northern Europe. Why Leave?

Norwegian Fjords (mountains that shoot out of the water).

Environment: Why Leave?

Generally coldPoor soilFew mineral resourcesLong distances RemoteSeparated from mainland

Picture Bergen

Picture Stockholm Capital

Picture of Hellsinki Apartment

Picture Tallinn

Picture Copenhagen Apartments

Where are you?• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

Viking HistoryVikings diffused Viking culture. Attacked Constantinople and Baghdad Settled Vineland, Iceland, Greenland, British Isles,

Southern Italy

How the Vikings Ended.

No settlements in Caliphate territory Era ended

Norway unified first.Enforced ChristianizationNo Christian slavesSlaves were most profitable product

A short Nordic common history

 1536-1814 Denmark and Norway in a Union

• 1814 Norway forced into union with Sweden, blame Napoleon.

• 1905 Swedish/Norway Union dissolved

Finnish point of view of Nordic Unity "Swedes we are not, Russians we will never become, so let us be Finns”

1500 - 1809 - Kicked around by Sweden, until Finland is conquered by Russia1917 - Russia loses WWI: Finland Independence

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Denmark and Norway were linkedSweden controlled FinlandFinland planted Estonia

Isolated Region Removed from mainland wars Exception of WWII

Common geography, common history, common religion, common language, common politics.

You are here.• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

Political Systems

Political traditions:Representative gov.Individual rightsSocial welfareGender balance in politics

Political Systems

Constitutional monarchies•Norway•Sweden•Denmark

Republic - FinlandParliamentary - Estonia

Connections to the Continent

Norway: (not in EU, NATO founding member)Sweden: (NATO Partnership For Peace)Finland: (NATO PFP)Denmark: (NATO f.mem. )Estonia: (NATO)

You are here.• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

Economics

North Sea - rich with oil for Norway

Baltic Sea- too shallow for ocean ships

Copenhagen is key port

Strong education systems 

Transportation

Why is rail most developed in Sweden?

Population

Regional population: 26 million

Norway- 4.6 millionSweden- 9.0 millionFinland - 5.2 MillionDenmark - 5.4 Million

Answer in notes:

How is N. Europe disconnected from the continent?

Where is it’s industry located?

What must travel through N.Europe?

The neighborhood situation

Separate from Europe by water.

Industry located in the south.

Central Europe can bypass N.Europe.

Norway Industry/Population

Sweden Industry/Population

Finland Industry/Population

Denmark Industry/Population

Density and distribution

What’s physical geography got to do with this?

Where are you?• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

Religion: Lutheran

Religion: Lutheran

•Norway Luth. 88%.•Sweden: Luth. 80%, Musl. 5%.•Finland: Luth. 82.5%, Orth. 1.1%.•Denmark Luth. 95%, other Prot. & Cath. 3%, Musl. 2%. •Estonia: Luth., Estonian Orth. 

Nordic Language

• The Nordic lang.– North Germanic.

– Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

– Written similar.

– Pronunciation differs.

English Language

Language Map

Sami & Finnish of the Uralic Family

The Northern European News

Bonus Country Iceland• Settled between 800-900 AD• Semi-presidential, parliamentary.• Evangelical Lutheran, 86%• Per capita GDP (2007): $64,033.

Exit Questions

1. What are 3 shared

characteristics of Northern Europeans?

2. How is Finland

Different?

Exit Statement.

Have a nice day.