Iceland The Land of Volcanic Rock

Before You Read depend be controlled or determined by sovereignty the authority of a state to govern itself or another state latitude the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes jurisdiction the official power to make legal decisions and judgments migrate (of a person) move from one area or country to settle in another, esp. in search of work

While You Read famine (15): In 1875, fallout from the volcano Askja induced widespread famine across the country, causing over 20 % of the popular to emigrate to Canada and the unoted States over the next twenty-five years fallout: radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion or accident and gradually fall back a dust or in precipitation popular: all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country

plateau (8): the landscape is predominately made up of plateau with mountain peaks and ice fields, making it a paradise for outdoor adventures :an area of relatively level high ground fjord(s) (11): … Iceland also has an abundance of spoiling geysers, volcanoes, raging rivers, waterfalls, bays, and fjords fjords: a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway and Iceland, typically formed by submergence of a glaciated valley geyser: a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air

islet(s): (3) the country is actually an island with lslets surrounding it in the north Atlantic ocean : a small island settlement: (12) Iceland was first established as settlement in 874 by Norwegian chieftain named Ingolfur Arnarson;… :a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community

The Words You May Need to Know precipitation: rain or snow that falls to the ground predominately: mainly; for the most part chieftain: the leader of a people or klan induce: bring bout or give rise to work force: the people engaged or available for work mutton: the flesh of sheep, used for food

diary: food made from or containing milk northernmost: the north end welfare: statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need