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Northern Europe
Lesson 19:
Natural Resources and Economy
of Northern Europe
The countries of the Nordic region are some of the most prosperous in the world. Their primary
industries have been important to the development of other industries. These would include forestry,
fishing, and farming. This region also has abundant energy resources, such as oil, natural gas,
hydroelectric power, and geothermal power. Stable governments, strong beliefs in equal rights, good
transportation systems (shipping), and goodmanagement of existing resources have also supported
a high standard of living for the people of NorthernEurope.
ACTIVITY 1:
Use the paragraph above and the chart of Northern Europe Products and Industries to answer the
questionson thenext page.Look for
boldfaced
words in your chart as cluesof a country’smajor cash
crops, exports, and industries.
Northern Europe Products and Industries
Country
Major Products and Industries
Iceland
fishing
, sheep farming, fish processing, geothermal power, computer software,
biotechnology, banking, tourism
Norway
forestry, fishing, nickel, copper, zinc, aluminum production,
oil, natural gas,
merchant shipping,
hydroelectric, tourism
Sweden
forestry/forestry products,
fishing, copper, zinc, lead, uranium,
ironore
,
engineering
, electronic, telecommunications hardware, hydroelectric,
transportation equipment, cars, textiles, furnituremachinery, tourism
Denmark
livestock/dairy farming
, fishing,
foodprocessing
, granite, boulder clay,
white chalk, white clay (kaolin), shipping, cement, steel, machinery/
transportation equipment, chemicals, paper, tourism
Finland
forestry/forestry products
, copper, nickel, vanadium, zinc, chromium, titanium,
shipbuilding (icebreakers), chemicals, petroleum refining, hydroelectric,
electronics, textiles, printing/publishing, tourism
Click
&
Learn
Using the Internet, learnmore about
hydroelectric
power and
geothermal
power.Compare and contrast these
energy resources. Ask your teacher for
a
WilrandDiagram
from the
Blackline
Master File (BLM)
to organize and
summarize your information. Youmay
want to expand yourWilrand to include
other energy resources used in
NorthernEurope, including oil and
natural gas, nuclear power, solar
energy, and thewind.
Norway,
Sweden,
and Iceland
are ranked in the
top ten countries of the world
for a high standard of living.
