Climate and Lifestyle in Northern Europe
Northern Europe has a climate of mild summers and cold winters, with regions closer to the North Pole experiencing extremely cold temperatures. Trees and plants adapt to survive in these harsh conditions, while the indigenous Sami people have thrived in the arctic and sub-arctic regions for thousands of years. In countries like Finland, people have developed various strategies and adaptations to survive the challenging winter conditions, such as saunas, warm clothing, and specialized equipment for winter driving and road maintenance.
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Can I describe the climate in northern Europe? Lesson 3
Climate is different to daily weather conditions which can be changeable. The climate of northern Europe can be described as mild summers and cold winters.
Much of northern Europe is closer to the North Pole than the UK. It is very cold in the winter in northern Europe. Animals, plants and people have adapted to the cold weather.
Trees and plants need to survive on little sunlight at points in the year, and they must be able to withstand bitterly cold temperatures. The further north you travel in Europe, the colder the winters will be. Trees are often evergreen, which enables them to survive to cold. Parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland are in the Arctic Circle and experience extremely cold winters. In these regions few plants and trees are able to grow and it is a challenging place for people to live.
Who are the Who are the Sami people? Sami people? The S mi people worked in an area that stretches over the northern parts of the regions currently known as Norway, Sweden, Finland Finland, and the Russian Kola Peninsula. They have inhabited the northern arctic and sub- arctic regions of Fennoscandia for 3,500 years. people of Arctic Europe have lived and Experience the Sami Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8p7V4pFNl4
HOW TO SURVIVE WINTER IN FINLAND HOW TO SURVIVE WINTER IN FINLAND People have adapted to the cold winters in Finland- by having sauna, keeping warm homes, winter tyres for cars (studded), snowploughs, grit spreaders, reflector poles that stick out of the snow to show where the edge of the road is, by wearing warm clothes etc.
