2. 5 Nations
The Northern part of
Europe, also known as
______________________
or the Nordic countries is
made up of five nations.
______________
Sweden
______________
Iceland
______________
The countries have a
democracy and one of the
highest standards of living
3. Norway
Norway’s far northern
location results in a
mostly cold climate.
About 1/3 of Norway lies
north of the
____________________
and is known as the Land
of the
_____________________
as the sun never sets in
the midsummer months
and in the midwinter
months, it never rises.
5. Climate
Warm winds from
the North Atlantic
Current give
Norway’s southern
and western coasts a
mild climate.
Most of the
country’s
_____ million people
live near the coast.
______________ the
capital city, is
located here.
6. Landscape
Norway’s long, jagged coastlines
on the Atlantic Ocean include
many
__________________, which are
steep-sided valleys which are
inlets of the sea.
Thousands of years ago,
________________________ (A
huge mass of ice slowly flowing
over a land mass, formed from
compacted snow) carved these
deep valleys that became flooded
when the ice melted.
Today, these inlets provide
sheltered harbors and beautiful
scenery that is popular with
tourists.
8. Economy of
Norway
Norway is a wealthy
country, partly because of
oil and natural gas
pumped from underneath
the
____________________.
Norway is one of the
world’s largest oil
exporters.
The seas themselves
provide an important
export,
____________________.
9. People of
Norway
About 1,000 years ago,
the ___________________,
ancestors of most modern
Scandinavians- sailed west.
Today, their Norwegian
descendants harvest fish
from the sea.
11. of
Norway
Norway is a
____________________, it
has a monarchy, but is
governed by an elected
________________________.
In 1994, the Norwegians voted
not to join the European
Union, this way they kept
control over their own
economy.
The Norwegians value their
cultural traditions and ¾ of the
population live in urban
centers such as the capital city,
Oslo..
12. Sweden
Sweden is a wealthy, industrial
country. Its prosperity comes
from abundant
________________________,
including iron ore deposits and
extensive pine
________________________.
Exports include machinery,
motor vehicles, paper
products, wood, and electronic
products.
Only 8% of Sweden’s land can
be used for farming. Sweden’s
farmers have developed ways
to produce most of the
country’s food.
13. People of
Sweden
Sweden’s wealth enabled it to
become a
________________________,
the government uses high rates
of taxation to provide services
to people who are sick, needy,
jobless, or retired.
Sweden is a constitutional
monarchy and a member of the
________________________
This is an economic and
political union of 28 European
countries whose aim is to
ensure the free movement of
people, goods, services, and
money.
14. Surströmmin
g
When opened, the
contents release a
strong and sometimes
overwhelming odor; the
dish is ordinarily eaten
outdoors. According to a
study, a newly opened
can of surströmming has
one of the most
disgusting food smells in
the world.
German food critic and
author Wolfgang
Fassbender wrote that
“The biggest challenge
when eating
surströmming is to vomit
only after the first bite,
as opposed to before."
16. More People of
Sweden
Most of Sweden’s ______
million people live in
cities in the southern
lowlands.
____________________
is the country’s capital
and largest city.
Sweden’s high standard of
living has attracted more
than one million
immigrants from nearby
Norway and Denmark, as
well as people from
distant Turkey and
Vietnam.
