1. Iceland, Norway, Sweden

2. Nordic Countries

3. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:

4. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway

5. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway
– Sweden

6. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway
– Sweden
– Finland

7. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway
– Sweden
– Finland
– Denmark

8. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway
– Sweden
– Finland
– Denmark
– Iceland

9. Nordic Countries
• (1) SCANDINAVIA, or the Nordic
Countries, is made up of five countries:
– Norway
– Sweden
– Finland
– Denmark
– Iceland
• The standard of living in these countries
is very high.

10. Norway

11. Norway

12. Norway

13. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.

14. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.
• Norway is also called the “Land of the
Midnight Sun” because the sun never
sets in the (6) SUMMER. In the winter,
the sun never rises.

15. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.
• Norway is also called the “Land of the
Midnight Sun” because the sun never
sets in the (6) SUMMER. In the winter,
the sun never rises.
• The coastline includes (7) FJORDS, or
steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the
sea.

16. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.
• Norway is also called the “Land of the
Midnight Sun” because the sun never
sets in the (6) SUMMER. In the winter,
the sun never rises.
• The coastline includes (7) FJORDS, or
steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the
sea.

17. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.
• Norway is also called the “Land of the
Midnight Sun” because the sun never
sets in the (6) SUMMER. In the winter,
the sun never rises.
• The coastline includes (7) FJORDS, or
steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the
sea.

18. Norway
• The climate is mostly (5) COLD because
of how far north the country is.
• Norway is also called the “Land of the
Midnight Sun” because the sun never
sets in the (6) SUMMER. In the winter,
the sun never rises.
• The coastline includes (7) FJORDS, or
steep-sided valleys that are inlets of the
sea.
• Norway is wealthy because of (8) OIL and
NATURAL GAS.

19. Sweden

20. Sweden

21. Sweden

22. Sweden
• Sweden is wealthy due to (9) NATURAL
RESOURCES such as iron ore and pine
forests.

23. Sweden
• Sweden is wealthy due to (9) NATURAL
RESOURCES such as iron ore and pine
forests.
• Only 8% of the land can be used for
farming, but they still produce enough
food for the country.

24. Sweden
• Sweden is wealthy due to (9) NATURAL
RESOURCES such as iron ore and pine
forests.
• Only 8% of the land can be used for
farming, but they still produce enough
food for the country.
• Sweden is a (10) WELFARE STATE: they
use high taxes to pay for services for
people who are sick, needy, jobless, or
retired.