Iceland Case Study
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Absolute Location: 65.00° N, 18.00° W
Neighboring Countries: Greenland, Canada
Capitol: Reykjavik
Population: 323,002
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Physical Features: Mountains, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, volcanoes, waterfalls
Area: 39,769 square miles
Arable Land: 1.23
Climate Regions: Cold oceanic
Weather: Rainy and cold
Plate Tectonics: North American Plate and Eurasian Plate (divergent)
Vegetation: Snow-bed vegetation
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Natural Resources: fish, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy
Major Environmental Issues: Oceanic pollution, molten rock and magma
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Untitled Slide
LACEMOPS interact with the island country Iceland to create the climate regions. For example, the air currents are colder, and from more polar regions. Iceland has a lot of mountains, so the elevation is rather large in some parts. And with the mountains, there are of course going to be mountain barriers. The ocean currents in Iceland are rather warm, and are therefore rather wet. The prevailing wind direction is East. Thunderstorms are rather rare in Iceland, and are most common in late summertime.
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Iceland is a part of the Mid Atlantic Ridge, and therefore faces a lot of problems involving magma welling up through the ridges. A lot of Iceland is volcanically active. This heat is what keeps the country from being covered in snow like it should be due to its position in the north.
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Scientists can study these issues further to try and create a solution. When an eruption occurs, the country and the area it occurs in will try to warn the people about it was soon as possible, so nothing bad happens.
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Works Cited
"Discover the History of Iceland." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
"Geography." Geography. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
"Geography." Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
Map of Iceland. Digital image. Nations Online Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
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