British Isles and Nordic Region - Winston-SalemFor

• Atlantic Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Baltic Sea • Gulf of Bothnia • North Sea • Norwegian Sea • Celtic Sea
• Sweden
• Finland
Map quiz on Friday!!!
The British Isles and the Nordic
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1、合法而稳定的权力在使用得当时很 少遇到 抵抗。 ——塞 ·约翰 逊 2、权力会使人渐渐失去温厚善良的美 德。— —伯克
3、最大限度地行使权力总是令人反感 ；权力 不易确 定之处 始终存 在着危 险。— —塞·约翰逊 4、权力会奴化一切。——塔西佗British Isles Nhomakorabea Water
• The English Channel separates the isles from the main land. There is a tunnel built under it so that people can actually drive to France.
Region
British Isles Geography
• Make up of two island nations: Ireland and the United Kingdom.
• The U.K. is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Finland is different because it is a mixture of Swedish, Norwegian, and Russian ancestry.
Lapland
• Area in Finland, Norway and Sweden that is north of the Artic Circle (above the 55 degree latitude line).
• Samis= original inhabitants of this land.
Water in this region
• Is a major way of transportation
• The Gulf of Bothnia separates Finland and Sweden and is used to ship resources from one area to the other
• Scandinavian Peninsula= Norway, Sweden, and Finland
People of the Nordic Region
• Vikings= warriors from the Nordic region that raided towns in Europe
• The River Thames makes London a major port.
Nordic Region Geography
• Five countries that make up the region are Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
British Isles: People
• First inhabitants were the Celts (pronounced with a K).
• These people came to the islands about 3000 years ago.
British Isles Climate
Denmark: Peninsula
• Surrounded by Germany, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
• Two major landforms that make up this island are Volcanoes and Glaciers.
• Climate is temperate which means cool winters and hot summers. It does rain quite a bit.
• The North Atlantic Drift of the Gulf Stream allows for warm water flow that keeps the islands warmer despite their location.
• The winds that blow off the drift allow for cool summers and mild winters.
Important Vocabulary
• Fjord=inlet with steep sides formed by huge glaciers
North Atlantic Drift
• Gulf stream flows around the British Isles and into the North Sea and along the Norwegian Coast.
• This creates a moderate climate.
5、虽然权力是一头固执的熊，可是金 子可以 拉着它 的鼻子 走。— —莎士 比
British Isles and Nordic Region
Map Work (pgs 103, 107, 109)
Label countries and capitals
Label bodies of water
• England • Scotland • Northern Ireland • Wales • Ireland • Iceland • Denmark • Norway