| A | B |
|---|
| the Industrial Revolution | This change in manufacturing goods began in the United Kingdom in the 1800s |
| the Celts | These people were among the earliest to arrive in the British Isles |
| Jutland Peninsula | land that connects the European mainland to Denmark |
| Parliament | the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom |
| Vikings | ancestors fo modern Scandinavians |
| Copenhagen | Denmark's capital |
| the British Isles | the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland |
| Iceland | location of many geysers, hot springs, and volcanoes |
| oil and natural gas | minerals found beneath the North Sea |
| Gaelic | an official language of Ireland |
| Wales | joined Scotland and England to for the United Kingdom |
| skiing | national sport of Norway |
| the European Union | its goal is to strengthen the economies of Europe |
| Reykjavik | Iceland's capital |
| the British Empire | the world's largest overseas empire in the 1800s |
| ethnic group | a people who share the same culture and language |
| the Commonwealth of Nations | established by former British colonies |
| glaciers | large masses of ice the cover much of Iceland |
| Cork | a major port in Ireland |
| sagas | Iceland's most famous works of literature |
