New geographies . ,which also has many flour mills. In the center of the countryis Moscow (Fig. 260), which isnot quite as large as St. It is the leading railroadcenter in the Empire. Warsaw,in Poland, is another large in-terior city. It has much manu-facturing. 3. The Lesser Powers of Europe (1) Norway and Sweden The two kingdoms of Norway andSweden, occupying the ScandinavianWhy thinly Peninsula, are each largersettled than the British Isles. Yet both together have a very much smallerpopulation. One reason for the sparse populationis the latitude. Look upon a globe tosee what p
New geographies . ,which also has many flour mills. In the center of the countryis Moscow (Fig. 260), which isnot quite as large as St. It is the leading railroadcenter in the Empire. Warsaw,in Poland, is another large in-terior city. It has much manu-facturing. 3. The Lesser Powers of Europe (1) Norway and Sweden The two kingdoms of Norway andSweden, occupying the ScandinavianWhy thinly Peninsula, are each largersettled than the British Isles. Yet both together have a very much smallerpopulation. One reason for the sparse populationis the latitude. Look upon a globe tosee what part of North America is inthe same latitude. It would not bepossible for the few million inhabitantsof these two countries to live there if itwere not for the west winds, which blowfrom the oceaniff Even with that help,most of the region has a—very coldclimate. A second reason for the small numberof inhabitants is the ruggedness of theland. The surface is so mountainous thatfarming is impossible over the greater. Fig. 260.—A church in the Russian city of Moscow. part of the peninsula. Most of thepeople are found in the southern andeastern parts, where the climate is milderand the land more level. The hardy grains and vegetables arethe principal farm crops, and manycattle and sheep are raised Agriculture,on the mountain pastures, lumbering, andWhy would you not expect ^*^°sto find cotton, grapes, and tobacco grow-ing here ? Where the mountain slopes are toorugged for farming, there are extensiveforests. About one fourth of Norwayand much of Sweden is covered withforest. Therefore, lumber is one of theleading products of both countries. Since crops are not extensively raised,fish are much used for food. There are 206 WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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