Iceland

1. Iceland Made by Miguel Ambriz, Josh Feldewerd and Maggie Berscheit

2. Greenland Iceland

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

4. 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.

5. Regions # Name Native name Population Area (km²) Pop./Area ISO 3166-2 Administrative centre 1 Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæði 205,675 1,062 193.67 IS-1 Reykjavík 2 Southern Peninsula Suðurnes 21,206 829 25.58 IS-2 Keflavík 3 Western Region Vesturland 15,381 9,554 1.61 IS-3 Akranes 4 Westfjords Vestfirðir 7,031 9,409 0.75 IS-4 Ísafjörður 5 Northwestern Region Norðurland vestra 7,271 12,737 0.57 IS-5 Sauðárkrókur 6 Northeastern Region Norðurland eystra 29,026 21,968 1.32 IS-6 Akureyri 7 Eastern Region Austurland 12,434 22,721 0.55 IS-7 Egilsstaðir 8 Southern Region Suðurland 23,833 24,526 0.97 IS-8 Selfoss 321,857 102,928 Next slide!

6. Regions

7. 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

8. Nature & Environment Present situation in IcelandRivers and lakes are numerous in Iceland, covering about 6% of the total land area. The volcanic eruption in Iceland and its effects on Icelandic agricultureVolcanic 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. Pollution

12. 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

13. 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.

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