Northern Europe vs. Southern Europe

Identify the countries of Northern Europe. Word Bank:Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland Norway Sweden Finland Denmark Iceland Identify the countries of Southern Europe. Word Bank:- Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. Portugal Spain Italy Greece Northern Europe Peninsulas. Identify the Scandinavian and the Jutland Peninsulas. Scandinavian Jutland Southern Europe Identify the following peninsulas:Iberian, Apennine, Balkan Apennine Iberian Balkan Sort the climates into the correct region they belong to. Northern (Scandinavian) Tundra Subarctic Marine West Coast Humid Continental Southern Europe Warm waters from Mediterranean Sea Mild temperatures Mediterranean Climate Warm dry summers Match the correct region or country with the resource. Europe's largest oil producer Norway High use of hydroelectric power Iceland & Norway 10% of world's paper export Finland Few mineral resources Southern Europe Spain & Italy Hydroelectric power Sort the population characteristics into the correct region. Northern Europe Iceland: ethnically homogenous Densely populated in southern cities due to jobs and climate. Low birth rates due to women having some of the highest education levels in the world. Southern Europe Densely populated urban areas Aging populations with low birth rates Negative population growth Sort the HDI (Human Development Index) characteristics with the correct region. Northern Europe Higher birth rate than rest of Europe due to family friendly welfare policies. High education levels and literacy rates (100%) Equal opportunities for women, little gender gap between men and women. HDI Rankings: all countries in the world #1- Norway #6- Iceland #7- Sweden #11- Denmark #15- Finland Southern Europe Extremely low birth rates causing negative population growth High education levels and literacy rates (above 95%) Equal education and job opportunities Fewer women in politics as compared to Northern Europe. #26- Spain #28- Italy #31- Greece #41- Portugal Sort the economic activities into the correct region. Northern Europe Commercial fishing Forestry Majority of jobs in tertiary Tourism trade Mixed economies Government controls welfare systems Allows for private ownership of business Southern Europe Cities are economic hubs from ancient trade routes Commercial agriculture in olives and grapes Increase in service activities such as banking, retail sales, and tourism Greece: economic crash in 2010 from real estate Heavy support from the European Union (EU) Match the government characteristics with the region they belong to. Emergence of democratic governments after WWII Northern Europe Denmark, Sweden, and Norway Constitutional monarchies Large tax-funded public welfare systems to support health care, education through college, and retirement for senior citizens All Nordic countries Early influences on democracy and representative government Ancient Greece and Rome Former kingdoms and city-states unified and became countries in the late 1800's during a nationalism movement Southern Europe now, most of these countries have representative democracies democratic parliamentary governments Constitutional monarchy Spain Sort the language characteristics with the correct region. Southern Europe Romance languages Influences by Latin Italian Spanish Portuguese Greek, separate from other languages in this region. Northern Europe Germanic languages Norwegian Swedish Finnish Danish Icelandic Native indigenous languages like the Sami of Sweden and Finland Match the religious characteristics with the appropriate region. Protestant Christians, most Lutherans spread from German Northern Europe This country has no official religion Finland Predominantly Catholic Christians Italy, Spain, and Portugal The seat of the Catholic Church- where the pope lives Vatican City, Italy Predominately Greek Orthodox Christians Greece Incoming migrants (guest workers) Muslims, followers of Islam Sort the ethnic conflict issues with the region they are occurring. Northern Europe EU members- Denmark, Sweden, Finland NATO members: Denmark, Iceland, Norway Possible threats from Russia and Russia's expansion efforts Heightened awareness of Russia's activities Southern Europe All countries belong to the EU Increased migration due to negative population growth Migrants from the Middle East Ethnic conflict- migrants not viewed as "Europeans"