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Northern European history, political systems, economic situation and cultural characteristics. Images taken from WikiCommons.

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Monday Northern Europe

Vikings etc.

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Viking Country.

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Where the Vikings are from.

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Exit Question

1. What are 3 shared

characteristics of Northern Europeans?

2. How is Finland

Different?

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Yesterday and Today

 • History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

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Northern Europe. Why Leave?

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

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Environment: Why Leave?

Generally coldPoor soilFew mineral resourcesLong distances RemoteSeparated from mainland

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Picture Bergen

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Picture Stockholm Capital

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Picture of Hellsinki Apartment

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Picture Tallinn

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Picture Copenhagen Apartments

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Where are you?• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

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

Southern Italy

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How the Vikings Ended.

No settlements in Caliphate territory Era ended

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

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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

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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.

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You are here.• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

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Political Systems

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

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Political Systems

Constitutional monarchies•Norway•Sweden•Denmark

Republic - FinlandParliamentary - Estonia

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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)

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You are here.• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

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Economics

North Sea - rich with oil for Norway

Baltic Sea- too shallow for ocean ships

Copenhagen is key port

Strong education systems 

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Transportation

Why is rail most developed in Sweden?

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Population

Regional population: 26 million

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

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Answer in notes:

How is N. Europe disconnected from the continent?

Where is it’s industry located?

What must travel through N.Europe?

 

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The neighborhood situation

Separate from Europe by water.

Industry located in the south.

Central Europe can bypass N.Europe.

 

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Norway Industry/Population

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Sweden Industry/Population

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Finland Industry/Population

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Denmark Industry/Population

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Density and distribution

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What’s physical geography got to do with this?

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Where are you?• History• Politics

• Monarchy• Republic• E.U.

• Economics • Industry• Transportation• Population

• Culture• Religion• Language

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Religion: Lutheran

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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. 

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Nordic Language

• The Nordic lang.– North Germanic.

– Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

– Written similar.

– Pronunciation differs.

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English Language

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Language Map

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Sami & Finnish of the Uralic Family

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The Northern European News

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

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Exit Questions

1. What are 3 shared

characteristics of Northern Europeans?

2. How is Finland

Different?

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Exit Statement.

Have a nice day.