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Iceland

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ICELAND

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

65°N, 18°W

NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

ICELAND IS AN ISLAND, IT HAS NO NEIGHBORS

CAPITAL /POPULATION

REYKJAVÍK/ 317,351

PHYSICAL FEATURES

ICELAND IS COVERED IN VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS

AREA

103,000 SQ KM

ARABLE LAND %

1.19%

CLIMATE REGIONS

temperate, controlled by the North Atlantic Current

WEATHER

WINDY WINTERS, COOL SUMMERS

PLATE TECTONICS

ICELAND SITS ON THE EURASIAN PLATE, THAT TRANSFORMS AGAINST THE NORTH AMERICAN PLATE

VEGETATION AND SOUL REGIONS

ICELAND HAS A PROBLEM WITH SOIL AND VEGETATION, SO THE I.S.C.S. IS TRYING TO BRING UP THE SOIL COUNT TO 2% OF THE COUNTRY

NATURAL RECOURCES

FISH, HYDROPOWER, GEOTHERMAL POWER, DIATOMITE

MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

VOLCANOES AND THE THE EROSION OF SOIL AND VEGETATION