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CHAPTER 47 Europe Regional Example by Studio from Noun Regional geography studies the people and places of a cohesive region . A region is defined to be an area with multiple shared characteristics over a range of categories , including both physical and human geographic characteristics . The secret of creating a region , which is a human construct not a naturally begotten unit , is to cluster together as many similarities as possible , while excluding geographic differences . In Europe , is one of the . Its definition also follows the methodology of regional geography . It turns out that this is a complicated question . Ideally , is a region defined by ethnicity and language , key elements of Cultural Geography . If so , then is not simply the same as Northern Europe or the Nordic countries , while it is related somewhat by location or proximity . 231
232 JOEL QUAM AND SCOTT CAMPBELL agar . Cleaned by Studio Noun In terms of shared language patterns and roots in the northern part of Europe , only four countries are linked Iceland , Denmark , Sweden , and Norway as shown in outline maps from top to bottom in this chapter . In the language family , there are dozens of languages . Some are languages currently spoken by millions of people , some by only hundreds of people . Some are dead languages . One branch of the tree goes like this Germanic Old Norse Danish , Icelandic , Norwegian , Swedish , and . is spoken primarily on the Islands , an autonomous territory of Denmark . The Islands could be listed as an additional piece of or its inclusion could be assumed as part of Denmark . too is an autonomous territory of Denmark . Both the Islands and will be assumed as part of Denmark in this essay .
EUROPE EXAMPLE 233 The very much smaller and entirely separate language family has only a few languages in it . The family includes the family plus languages of some of the numerically small peoples of Siberia . The family contains Finnish , Estonian , Hungarian , and scattered languages such as Sami . DIV . Norma ) i . Bum . a . Gon na ( op an nu ' A . um Cleaned by Studio ' Languages In . I I St Thus , the and language families are We mutually exclusive . Norwegians can not naturally understand Finnish language , but must learn it as an entirely unrelated language . Estonians can not naturally understand Danish , but must learn it as an entirely unrelated language . Since a shared or similar language is a core element of any geographic region , in northern parts of Europe this language mismatch among these peoples works against including Finland and in . Historically , there are very significant links between Norway , Sweden , Denmark , and Iceland . For most of the years from 1397 to 1523 , these joined together in the Union , joint governance under a single ruler . Denmark and Norway were together from 1537 to , Sweden and Norway . It is true that Finland was considered part of the Swedish realm until 1809 , but then Finland was taken by Russia , thus further distant culturally from . The term historically refers to those from Norway , Sweden , and Denmark . Attacking , also known as Vikings , raided and expanded into Europe . These Vikings also explored westward , reaching Iceland , and ( North America ) thus extended their language and culture in that direction .
234 JOEL QUAM AND SCOTT CAMPBELL Created by Studio ( Noun Propel In terms of physical geography , can refer to the same named peninsula . This clearly includes and Sweden , but what part of Finland is there remains vague . The Scandinavian Mountains ( or Scandinavian Highlands ) extend along the shared border of Norway and Sweden , perhaps touching Finland at the margins . It seems best to assert that Finland is in Northern Europe , but not in . From Finland , sits a short distance across the Gulf of Finland . Because Estonians are closely related to and because for over a quarter century has been independent of the former Soviet Union , now should be counted as part of Northern Europe as well , not in Eastern Europe . Arguably , the linguistic , historical , and physical patterns of these northern sections of Europe best place Norway , Sweden , Denmark , and Iceland together as the known as . Add Finland and to this set of countries to delineate the region of Northern Europe . The Nordic countries would be another term I for Northern Europe . Part of the fun of Geography is the challenge of making pieces of the world fit together as regions , thereby allowing people to view the world in cohesive ways . Did You Know ?
This , Norway has more land than pictured above . is a set of islands that lies much farther north than the northern edge of continental Norway . Perhaps we should show it . Recall from Chapter 23 that New Zealand has physical landscape features like those of Iceland and Norway . Watch for this in the Chapter 58 about Iceland . Right here , watch this video for a look at a fjord in Norway . Video by Frederik on ( no audio )
EUROPE REGIONAL EXAMPLE 235 Direct Link to Norway Fiord Video CITED AND ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY , Frederik . 2020 . Fjord in Norway . Steve . 2020 . Languages in . College of GIS class .