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WHERE IS ICELAND? ICELAND IS IN THE NORTH WEST OF EUROPE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE. IT IS SURROUNDED BY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. ICELAND IS A SMALL COUNTRY

GENERAL DATA THE CAPITAL CITY IS REYKJAVIK IT HAS GOT 320,137 INHABITANTS ITS TOTAL AREA IS 103,001 KM². THE AREA OF ITALY IS 103.001 KM²; IT IS BIGGER THAN ISLAND (? check the two areas!) DENSITY OF POPULATION: 3,09 INHAB/KM² IT IS A PARLAMENTARY REPUBLIC ICELANDERS HAVE FREEDOM OF RELIGION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF ICELAND, BUT THE CHURCH OF ICELAND, IS THE STATE CHURCH IT IS PART OF EUROPE THE NATIONAL CURRENCY OF ICELAND IS THE ICELANDIC KRÓNE. THE FLAG OF ICELAND IS BLUE WITH A RED AND WHITE CROSS. ICELAND HAS 321,857 (what? potatoes?),AND THE AREA IS 102,819 KM²

PHYSICAL ASPECT ICELAND IS A BIG ISLAND, IT HAS GOT MANY LAKES: LAKES LANGJOKULL, HOFSJOKULL, VATNAJOKULL AND EYIAFJALLAJOKULL. ICELAND HAS LOW MOUNTAINS IN THE CENTRAL PART AND HILLS ALONG THE COAST. THE MOST IMPORTANT RIVERS ARE: RIVERS HVITA,K ROSSA, KOAFLJOT, MARKARFLJOT, MULAKVISL, PJORSA, RANGA, OXARA AND OLFUSA

VOLCANOES ON THE ISLAND THERE ARE 130 VOLCANOES,THE MOST IMPORTANT ARE: HEKLA, KATLA, LAKI, ASKJA AND KRAFLA. THE GEYSER IS A SOURCE OF HOT WATER THAT HAS PERIODIC ERUPTIONS. THEY CREATE COLUMNS OF HOT WATER AND STEAM. THE WORD GEYSER COMES FROM GEYESIR, WHICH IS THE NAME OF THE MOST FAMOUS GEYSER IN ICELAND.

Volcanoes images

Volcanoes images

Protected areas Are there many protected areas?

Annual mean temperature Climate Describe the climate of Iceland Use some of the following words: Nouns: winter, summer, spring, autumn, temperature, snowfall, elevation, sea, distance, rain, frost, wind, drought Adjectives: temperate, continental, dry, mild, wet, damp, cold, hot, warm, extreme, abundant . Adverbs: rarely, often, seldom, sometimes Why is the climate of Iceland not so cold as you might expect? Look at the picture above. Annual mean temperature

Where do Icelanders live?

Reykjavik Find out some information and insert pictures

Other cities Are there other important cities? Find some pictures

Traditional houses

Social demographic data Find the following data in your textbook and compare them to Italy and the EU: Life expectancy, family members, infant mortality rate, urban population, religion. In Iceland, life expectancy is higher/lower for men than for women. The number of family members is higher/lower than in Italy and in the EU and infant mortality rate is..... The urban population is .... Icelanders are mostly ....

Economy data Which are the products of Icelandic agriculture? Where are the main industrial areas? Which are the most important industrial products?

ECONOMY DATA THE ICELANDIC GNP IS 63,830 $ PER PERSON. 72.3 % OF THE POPULATION WORK IN THE TERTIARY SECTOR, AND IT IS MORE THAN IN ITALY AND EUROPE 21.4% OF THE POPULATION WORK IN THE SECONDARY SECTOR, AND IT IS LESS THAN IN ITALY AND EUROPE 6.3% OF THE POPULATION WORK IN THE PRIMARY SECTOR, AND IT IS LESS THAN IN ITALY AND EUROPE (NO, LOOK AT THE GRAPH!)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Icelanders use geothermal energy to heat houses, for their industries and for thermal spas.

Greenhouses They use geothermal energy to heat greenhouses. The majority is for vegetables, 4 ha tomatoes, 2,5 ha cucumbers and 1,5 ha chilly peppers. Production per square meter is 42 kg per year for tomatoes, 24 kg per year for cucumbers and 12 kg per year for chilly peppers.  (FIND MORE PHOTOS, PLEASE)

Iceland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DePeHRQfrYk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylmy-CjLiDs

COMPARE THE DATA ITALY National Park of Abruzzo FINLAND INHABITANTS PER SQ KM (=POPULATION DENSITY) ELECTRICITY USE PROTECTED AREAS EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION INTERNET MOBILE PH. ITALY 60 million (NO, THIS IS THE TOTAL POPULATION , NOT THE POPULATION DENSITY!) National Park of Abruzzo FINLAND 6 million 19 natural areas NORWAY 5 million 43 National ParkS SWEDEN 10 million DENMARK 6 thousand ICELAND 322 thousand GREECE 12 million

Which is the most populated country? Where do people use more electricity? Which country has more protected areas? Which country spends more on education? In which country do people use the Internet more? In which country have people got more mobile phones?