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Iceland
Made by Miguel Ambriz, Josh Feldewerd and Maggie Berscheit

1. Greenland
Iceland

2. General Information Population: 295,000 people Capital: Reykjavik
Government: Representative Democracy and Parliamentary Republic
Major Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

3. Culture of Iceland Jews and Judaism are some ethnic groups of Iceland
Icelandic is the language of people from iceland
Some religions in Iceland were initially Norse paganism. That was a common belief among mediaeval Scandinavians.
Most people from Iceland are of Germanic or Celtic decent.

4. Regions
# Name Native name Population Area (km²) Pop./Area ISO Administrative centre
1 Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæði 205,675 1, IS-1 Reykjavík
2 Southern Peninsula Suðurnes 21, IS-2 Keflavík
3 Western Region Vesturland 15,381 9, IS-3 Akranes
4 Westfjords Vestfirðir 7,031 9, IS-4 Ísafjörður
5 Northwestern Region Norðurland vestra 7,271 12, IS-5 Sauðárkrókur
6 Northeastern Region Norðurland eystra 29,026 21, IS-6 Akureyri
7 Eastern Region Austurland 12,434 22, IS-7 Egilsstaðir
8 Southern Region Suðurland 23,833 24, IS-8 Selfoss
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5. Regions

6. Economy Iceland’s economy is small and subject to high volatility.
Industries include -Fish processing, aluminum, smelting and geothermal power
Agriculture: Potatoes, green vegetables, chicken, pork, and fish
Exports: fish and animal products, fish, and aluminum
Currency: the Icelandic Krona

7. Nature & Environment
Present situation in Iceland Rivers and lakes are numerous in Iceland, covering about 6% of the total land area.
The volcanic eruption in Iceland and its effects on Icelandic agriculture Volcanic activity around Eyjafjallajökull originally started on 20 March with an eruption at Fimmvörðuháls. This eruption lasted for approximately 3 weeks and did not result in major disruptions for people or livestock.

8. Climate
Winter
The Icelandic winter is relatively mild for its latitude. The southerly lowlands of the island average around 0 °C (32 °F) in winter, while the highlands tend to average around −10 °C (14 °F). The lowest temperatures in the northern part of the island range from around −25 to −30 °C (−13 to −22 °F). The lowest temperature on record is −39.7 °C (−39.5 °F).[1]
Summer
The average July temperature in the southern part of the island is 10–13 °C (50–55 °F). Warm summer days can reach 20–25 °C (68–77 °F).[1] The highest temperature recorded was 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) at the Eastern fjords in 1939.

9. Natural Resources
fisheries- surrounded by some of the richest and best fishing grounds in the north pacific
fish is responsible for 40% of iceland exports and employs 7% of workforce
Renewable energy-extensive amount of hydroelectric power and geothermal energy
water- pure and plentiful, no need for bottled water

10. Pollution Air Pollution Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
15.28
Very Low
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility
4.41
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal
25.00
Low
Dirty and Untidy
23.53
Noise and Light Pollution
10.29
Water Pollution
5.88
Dissatisfaction to Spend Time in the City
9.72
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City
20.59

11. Purity and Cleanliness
84.72 Very High Air quality
95.59 Very High Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility
75.00 High Garbage Disposal Satisfaction
76.47 High Clean and Tidy
89.71 Very High Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights
94.12 Very High Water Quality
90.28 Very High Comfortable to Spend Time in the City
79.41 High Quality of Green and Parks

12. Human Movement
Most of Iceland’s people are of Germanic, Norse, or Irish(Celtic) descent. Celtic monks
Scandinavian settlers: vikings settled on the small island.
Possesed by Norway until 1415, when Norway, Denmark, and Sweden united. Black Death: twice
smallpox killed about one third of the population
volcanic eruption caused all the cattle to die.
In 2009, 5 thousand people left iceland due to economic problems.
Iceland makes a large portion of its money by exporting goods to many countries, including the United States.

13. Place or Region??
Place
A place is a particular position or point in space
because it is a specific country