kiss LAND AND RESOURCES 1. Norway is roughly as large as the state of Montana with a total land area of 385,639 sq km (148,896 sq mi). The landscape is rugged and mountainous with few areas of lowlands. 2. The average elevation of Norway is more than 460 m (1,500 ft) above sea level. 3. Norway’s coastline is, in proportion to its area, longer than that of any other large nation in the world. Natural Regions 1. Mountains cover three-fifths of Norway and extend for almost its entire length. 2. Scraped and rounded by glaciers, the mountains slope gradually to the east and drop sharply to the sea in the west. 3. In the northernmost part of this region the fjords open into the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. 4. In central Norway the low, flat valleys surrounding the city of Trondheim are among the country’s most important agricultural regions. Rivers and Lakes
1. Norway has abundant rivers and lakes. 2. The larger rivers of Norway are found in the east, where the country’s longest river, the Glama (Glomma), has a course of 610 km (380 mi). In the west rivers are generally short and swift, with many rapids and falls.
Concentration Camps Nazi Germany under Aldolf Hitler Maintained concentration camps through out the territories they controlled. Concentration camp had another type called extermination camps. Its purpose was only to exterminate the Jews. The majority of prisoners brought to extermination camps were not expected to survive more than a few hours beyond arrival. The difference between concentration camps and extermination camps is that a concentration camp is mainly forced labor and in extermination camp you are killed instantly. At the extermination camps they mostly used gas champers only to kill a mass amount of people at the same time. Jews and the other prisoners were sometimes told they were getting a shower but instead of water they were gassed to death. At the concentration camp they used firing squads, torture and beatings. The Nazis would make their prisoners dig a pit and then they would come by and shoot them, they would fall in the hole and get covered with rocks. When shootings occurred some people would not get shot but they will still fall in hole. Then they would die from suffocation. Some were starved to death because there was not enough food for all the prisoners…if they did it would be a moldy scrap of bread and some potatoes and soup, usually the adults would give the food to the younger prisoners.
People of Norway I. The population of Norway is 4,644,457 (2008 estimate). II. The Norwegians are a remarkably homogenous people of Germanic origin. Apart from several thousand Saami and people of Finnish origin in the northern part of Norway, the country has no large minority groups. III. Norway is home to small numbers of Americans, Britons, Chileans, Danes, Iranians, Pakistanis, Swedes, and Vietnamese, among other groups. IV. Norway’s population is growing very slowly, with an annual rate of increase of only 0.35 percent in 2008. V. Despite Norway’s ethnic homogeneity, two distinct forms of the Norwegian language are spoken in the country. Both forms of the language are officially recognized as equal, and both must be offered in schools. The majority language, Bokmål (book language), is spoken by more than 80 percent of the population and taught to about 83 percent of all children in schools. VI. Bokmål is a Norwegian form of the Danish language, which was used by the administrative and educated elite while Norway was under Danish rule (1397-1814). Nynorsk (New Norse) is taught to about 17 percent of children in schools, mainly in rural western areas. VII. The Evangelical Lutheran Church is the national church of Norway. About 94 percent of the population belongs to the church, although many are nonpracticing members. VIII. Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 16 and is provided by the state free of cost.
Natural Resources of Norway 8 facts - Norway's water provides its most valuable resource -Important petroleum and natural gas fields lie offshore in the North Sea. -The offshore areas and the country's rivers are rich with fish - Norway's many swift mountain rivers are used to produce hydroelectric power - Norway's land is not very productive - Only 3% is farmland because most of the land is covered with mountains and plateaus - Mining became a major Norwegian economic activity during the 1970's - Productive forests cover 20% of Norway
Customs of Norway -It is common for couples to live together before marriage or instead of getting married. Families tend to be small. Husbands and wives usually consider each other equal in authority as far as running the household is concerned, and it is common for both to work outside the home. Women make up almost half of the labor force and account for about one-third of the seats in parliament. Child care and other family social-welfare programs are considerably more generous than in most countries.
-Official holidays include New Year’s Day (1 January), Easter (Thursday through Monday), Labor Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Constitution Day (17 May), Whitmonday, and Christmas (25–26 December). Constitution Day is celebrated with parades, flags, and family gatherings, and families often take skiing vacations during the Easter holiday. Christmas is the largest celebration of the year. As in other countries, preparations begin well in advance. At 5 PM on Christmas Eve, bells ring and the holiday officially begins as families gather for a big meal and to exchange gifts. Parties are common on Christmas Day (25 December) and thereafter until the new year begins.
-The poet Aksel Sandemose put Jante Law into words and they convey an important element of Norwegian culture: humility. Jante's Law teaches people to be modest and not 'think big'. It is demonstrated in most people's refusal to criticize others. Norwegians try to see all people as being on equal footing. They do not flaunt their wealth or financial achievements and look askance at those who do.
-. Greetings are casual, with a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and a smile. . Norwegians are egalitarian and casual; they often introduce themselves with their first name only. . In some circumstances people may use the honorific title "Herr" (Mr.) or "Fru" (Mrs.) and their surname. . You can wait to be invited before moving to first names although most people will start with this. . Shake hands and say good-bye individually when arriving or departing. . Shake hands with people on a first come first served basis.
-. Invitations are generally given verbally. . Norwegians are punctual in both business and social situations. . Confirm the dress code with your hosts. . Offer to help the hostess with the preparation or clearing up after a meal is served. . Do not discuss business. Norwegians separate their business and personal lives. . Reciprocate any invitation. . Table manners are more formal than one might expect of a culture that is informal and egalitarian. . Hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right while eating. . Do not begin eating until the hostess starts. . Most food, including sandwiches, is eaten with utensils. . When you have finished eating, place your knife and fork across your plate with the prongs facing down and the handles facing to the right. . The male guest of honor, generally seated to the left of the hostess, thanks the hostess on behalf of the other guests with the phrase "takk for matten" (thanks for the meal). . The host makes a small speech and offers the first toast. . Toast the host/hostess during the meal. . Women may offer toasts. . Toasts are made with alcoholic beverages, but not beer. . When someone is being toasted, raise your glass, look at the person, take a sip, look at the person again, and then return the glass to the table. . Women must put down their glasses first after a toast WCCA Sargent Stone (aka Loren :p)
The typical farmer in Norway receives more support from the state than the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides to the average farmer in the European Union (EU). The sheltered agricultural sector has been an important political obstacle to Norwegian membership in the European Union. While only a small percentage of the population is engaged in farming, many more Norwegians are concerned about the consequences of liberalizing the agricultural sector. Norway's unique agricultural policy can be explained by the historic importance of farming, the political power of the farmer's party (the Center Party) and the ideological commitment of Social Democrats to rural development goals. In contrast to Sweden, where agricultural policies have been adjusted to the CAP, the Norwegian government has not substantially reformed its agricultural policies. The costs of maintaining generous subsidies to agriculture are under-written by Norway's petroleum-dependent economy. The capacity of the Social Democratic government to reform the agricultural sector is constrained by powerful rural interests, who depend on state support and are effective at mobilizing the population against policy liberalizations. Of the four EFTA states that recently applied to join the EU (Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway), domestic opposition was strongest in Norway. The real and perceived consequences of EU membership for Norwegian agriculture can partially account for the public's reluctance to join in 1994.
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ReplyDeleteLAND AND RESOURCES
1. Norway is roughly as large as the state of Montana with a total land area of 385,639 sq km (148,896 sq mi). The landscape is rugged and mountainous with few areas of lowlands.
2. The average elevation of Norway is more than 460 m (1,500 ft) above sea level.
3. Norway’s coastline is, in proportion to its area, longer than that of any other large nation in the world.
Natural Regions
1. Mountains cover three-fifths of Norway and extend for almost its entire length.
2. Scraped and rounded by glaciers, the mountains slope gradually to the east and drop sharply to the sea in the west.
3. In the northernmost part of this region the fjords open into the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.
4. In central Norway the low, flat valleys surrounding the city of Trondheim are among the country’s most important agricultural regions.
Rivers and Lakes
1. Norway has abundant rivers and lakes.
2. The larger rivers of Norway are found in the east, where the country’s longest river, the Glama (Glomma), has a course of 610 km (380 mi).
In the west rivers are generally short and swift, with many rapids and falls.
J.D. and R.G.-Z.L.S.
ReplyDelete8 Facts about Norway’s natural resources
1. Norway’s major natural resources are the sea, water power, petroleum, and natural gas.
2. Almost every part of Norway is close to the sea.
3. The Mountain Rivers develop hydroelectric power, which produces almost all of the electricity in the country at a low cost.
4. Petroleum was first extracted from the Norwegian controlled area of the North Sea in 1966.
5. About 20 percent of Norway is covered by forests.
6. Norway’s smaller natural resources are iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, magnesium, titanium, and nickel.
7. Norway’s most common animals are hares, foxes, hedgehogs, and badgers.
8. Norway’s more uncommon animals are elks, wild reindeer, lemmings, wolves, bears, beavers, grouse, woodcocks, partridge, puffins, eiders, fish, seals, and whales.
Concentration Camps
ReplyDeleteNazi Germany under Aldolf Hitler
Maintained concentration camps through out the territories they controlled.
Concentration camp had another type called extermination camps.
Its purpose was only to exterminate the Jews.
The majority of prisoners brought to extermination camps were not expected to survive more than a few hours beyond arrival.
The difference between concentration camps and extermination camps is that a concentration camp is mainly forced labor and in extermination camp you are killed instantly.
At the extermination camps they mostly used gas champers only to kill a mass amount of people at the same time. Jews and the other prisoners were sometimes told they were getting a shower but instead of water they were gassed to death.
At the concentration camp they used firing squads, torture and beatings.
The Nazis would make their prisoners dig a pit and then they would come by and shoot them, they would fall in the hole and get covered with rocks.
When shootings occurred some people would not get shot but they will still fall in hole. Then they would die from suffocation.
Some were starved to death because there was not enough food for all the prisoners…if they did it would be a moldy scrap of bread and some potatoes and soup, usually the adults would give the food to the younger prisoners.
People of Norway
ReplyDeleteI. The population of Norway is 4,644,457 (2008 estimate).
II. The Norwegians are a remarkably homogenous people of Germanic origin. Apart from several thousand Saami and people of Finnish origin in the northern part of Norway, the country has no large minority groups.
III. Norway is home to small numbers of Americans, Britons, Chileans, Danes, Iranians, Pakistanis, Swedes, and Vietnamese, among other groups.
IV. Norway’s population is growing very slowly, with an annual rate of increase of only 0.35 percent in 2008.
V. Despite Norway’s ethnic homogeneity, two distinct forms of the Norwegian language are spoken in the country. Both forms of the language are officially recognized as equal, and both must be offered in schools. The majority language, Bokmål (book language), is spoken by more than 80 percent of the population and taught to about 83 percent of all children in schools.
VI. Bokmål is a Norwegian form of the Danish language, which was used by the administrative and educated elite while Norway was under Danish rule (1397-1814). Nynorsk (New Norse) is taught to about 17 percent of children in schools, mainly in rural western areas.
VII. The Evangelical Lutheran Church is the national church of Norway. About 94 percent of the population belongs to the church, although many are nonpracticing members.
VIII. Education is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 16 and is provided by the state free of cost.
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8 facts about the people of Norway:
ReplyDelete#1. The Norwegians are closely related to the Danes and the Swedes.
#2. In 1971, Norway had a population of about 3,911,000 people.
#3. Norwwgians usually eat four meals a day.
#4. Norway has two official languages, they are: Nynorsk and Bokmal.
#5. About 96 percent of Norwegians are Evangelical Lutherans.
#6. Today, about half the youngsters of Norway attend nine-year old schools.
#7. All families with more than one child receive a yearly allowance for each child under 16 years old.
#8. Almost every town in Norway has a ski jump.
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Luke and Cliff NF
ReplyDeleteWe worked together on this so we came up with 20 facts.
1. Norway has 12 natural recourses
petroleum
natural gas
iron ore
copper
lead
zinc
titanium
pyrites
nickel
fish
timber
hydropower
2. Norway's major resources are the sea, water power, and petroleum and natural gas.
3. Almost every part of Norway is close to the sea or a fjord.
4. Many Norwegians gain their livelihood from the water as fishermen or sailors.
5. Norway is a European country.
6. Their main religion is Evangelical Lutheran Christian.
7. The ruler right now is His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
8. The lowest point is the Norwegian Sea 0 m
9. The highest point is Galdhopiggen 2,469 m
10. The most common natural disasters are Rockslides and Avalanches.
Natural Resources of Norway 8 facts
ReplyDelete- Norway's water provides its most valuable resource
-Important petroleum and natural gas fields lie offshore in the North Sea.
-The offshore areas and the country's rivers are rich with fish
- Norway's many swift mountain rivers are used to produce hydroelectric power
- Norway's land is not very productive
- Only 3% is farmland because most of the land is covered with mountains and plateaus
- Mining became a major Norwegian economic activity during the 1970's
- Productive forests cover 20% of Norway
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Customs of Norway
ReplyDelete-It is common for couples to live together before marriage or instead of getting married. Families tend to be small. Husbands and wives usually consider each other equal in authority as far as running the household is concerned, and it is common for both to work outside the home. Women make up almost half of the labor force and account for about one-third of the seats in parliament. Child care and other family social-welfare programs are considerably more generous than in most countries.
-Official holidays include New Year’s Day (1 January), Easter (Thursday through Monday), Labor Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Constitution Day (17 May), Whitmonday, and Christmas (25–26 December). Constitution Day is celebrated with parades, flags, and family gatherings, and families often take skiing vacations during the Easter holiday. Christmas is the largest celebration of the year. As in other countries, preparations begin well in advance. At 5 PM on Christmas Eve, bells ring and the holiday officially begins as families gather for a big meal and to exchange gifts. Parties are common on Christmas Day (25 December) and thereafter until the new year begins.
-The poet Aksel Sandemose put Jante Law into words and they convey an important element of Norwegian culture: humility. Jante's Law teaches people to be modest and not 'think big'. It is demonstrated in most people's refusal to criticize others. Norwegians try to see all people as being on equal footing. They do not flaunt their wealth or financial achievements and look askance at those who do.
-. Greetings are casual, with a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and a smile.
. Norwegians are egalitarian and casual; they often introduce themselves with their first name only.
. In some circumstances people may use the honorific title "Herr" (Mr.) or "Fru" (Mrs.) and their surname.
. You can wait to be invited before moving to first names although most people will start with this.
. Shake hands and say good-bye individually when arriving or departing.
. Shake hands with people on a first come first served basis.
-. Invitations are generally given verbally.
. Norwegians are punctual in both business and social situations.
. Confirm the dress code with your hosts.
. Offer to help the hostess with the preparation or clearing up after a meal is served.
. Do not discuss business. Norwegians separate their business and personal lives.
. Reciprocate any invitation.
. Table manners are more formal than one might expect of a culture that is informal and egalitarian.
. Hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right while eating.
. Do not begin eating until the hostess starts.
. Most food, including sandwiches, is eaten with utensils.
. When you have finished eating, place your knife and fork across your plate with the prongs facing down and the handles facing to the right.
. The male guest of honor, generally seated to the left of the hostess, thanks the hostess on behalf of the other guests with the phrase "takk for matten" (thanks for the meal).
. The host makes a small speech and offers the first toast.
. Toast the host/hostess during the meal.
. Women may offer toasts.
. Toasts are made with alcoholic beverages, but not beer.
. When someone is being toasted, raise your glass, look at the person, take a sip, look at the person again, and then return the glass to the table.
. Women must put down their glasses first after a toast
WCCA Sargent Stone (aka Loren :p)
The typical farmer in Norway receives more support from the state than the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides to the average farmer in the European Union (EU). The sheltered agricultural sector has been an important political obstacle to Norwegian membership in the European Union. While only a small percentage of the population is engaged in farming, many more Norwegians are concerned about the consequences of liberalizing the agricultural sector. Norway's unique agricultural policy can be explained by the historic importance of farming, the political power of the farmer's party (the Center Party) and the ideological commitment of Social Democrats to rural development goals. In contrast to Sweden, where agricultural policies have been adjusted to the CAP, the Norwegian government has not substantially reformed its agricultural policies. The costs of maintaining generous subsidies to agriculture are under-written by Norway's petroleum-dependent economy. The capacity of the Social Democratic government to reform the agricultural sector is constrained by powerful rural interests, who depend on state support and are effective at mobilizing the population against policy liberalizations. Of the four EFTA states that recently applied to join the EU (Sweden, Finland, Austria and Norway), domestic opposition was strongest in Norway. The real and perceived consequences of EU membership for Norwegian agriculture can partially account for the public's reluctance to join in 1994.
ReplyDeleteWCCA William
1Since world war 2 Norway has ecanomely grown rapidly.
ReplyDelete.2 It;s the worlds largest oil exporter.
3 also has natural resources like oil,fields;Forests;and Minarals.
4 Second largest exporter of seafood.
5 Other main idrustries like food processing ship buliding,meatele,chemicals,mining,fishing,pulp,and paper products.
6 It was rated the most peaceful country in 2007 survay.
7 The land is mostly made of Granite,Gness,Slate,Sandstons,andLimestone
8 Uses Hydroelectric plants.
9 They genarate 98_99% of Norways eletric power.
10 Has higher education in seven universites.
WCCA Jessie