Denmark, Iceland, and Finland are profiled. [1] Denmark is made up mainly of the Jutland peninsula and hundreds of nearby islands, and also rules Greenland. [2] Iceland is an island located just south of the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic Ocean that was once part of Denmark and declared independence in 1944. [3] Finland borders Sweden and Russia, became independent in 1917, and has thick forests and over 180,000 islands covering most of the country.
3. Denmark Most of Denmark is
made up of the
_______________
peninsula and
hundreds of nearby
islands.
In addition, tiny
Denmark rules the
gigantic island of
______________.
5. Farm Denmark is poor in
Country national resources, but
has some of the
richest _____________
in the area.
____________ makes
up much of Denmark’s
exports.
Danish farm products
include butter, cheese,
bacon and ham.
6. Lego is a line of building
Legos toys based in Denmark.
The modern Lego brick
was patented on
January 28, 1958, and
bricks from that year
are still compatible with
current bricks.
Children from around
the world have been
playing with Legos for
more than 50 YEARS!
7. Opened in 1968 in Billund, Denmark. The
park receives 2 million visitors per year.
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14. People The 5.2 million
____________, have
a high standard of
living.
_________________,
Denmark’s capital lies
on the largest island.
Denmark is the most
densely populated
Scandinavian
country.
15.
16. A small island that
Iceland lies just south of the
________________
in the Atlantic
Ocean.
Once part of
________________,
Iceland declared its
independence in
____________.
17. Land of
Since Iceland is so far
north, it is a land of
Iceland
_____________.
The North Atlantic
Current keeps
temperatures from
getting too cold.
Iceland has few
mineral resources and
must depend mostly
on _______________.
18. People
Today, nearly all
300,000 Icelanders
live near the coast.
About half live in
_______________,
the most northern
capital city in the
world.
Iceland has a 100%
literacy rate.
Hallgrimskirkja
19. Hallgrímskirkja is a
church in Reykjavik,
Iceland. At 244 ft, it is
the largest church in
Iceland.
Many people of Iceland
say that it has an “evil” HallgrÃmskirkja
look to it.
21. Ruled first by Sweden
and then by Russia,
Finland became an
Finland independent republic
in __________.
Thick green forests and
thousands of
______________ cover
most of the country.
In the far north, Finland
has a subarctic climate.
22. Within Finland
I’m All Set they practice
Thank You something called
Avantouinti,
literally "ice hole
swimming", means
swimming in a
frozen lake or sea.
Swimmers cut a
large opening
through the ice
and either take a
quick plunge or
swim for a few
minutes at a time.
23. It is said to help a person’s blood pressure, as
well as to keep people from catching a cold.
24. Most of Finland’s
Economy of wealth comes from its
Finland
_____________.
_____________ and
_____________ are the
country’s major
industries.
In southern areas,
farmers raise wheat,
rye and livestock.
25. No Donald
Allowed
Donald Duck cartoons
are banned in Finland
The reason being, is
that HE DOES NOT
WEAR PANTS!!!!!!!!!
26. Most of Finland’s people
belong to an ethnic
group called
the _____________.
Most of Finland’s
__________ million
people live in towns and
cities.
_______________ is
the capital and largest
city of Finland.