New geographies . 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, lumb
New geographies . 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. Fig. 261. — A view in one of the deep, grand fiords on the coast of Norway many of these, especially cod and herring,in the shallow waters near the coast. Some valuable minerals are found inScandinavia, notably iron in Sweden;Mining and but there is no coal. Themanufacturing mountain streams, however,furnish much water power, some ofwhich is used in manufacturing. Mostof the manufacturing is in the southernpart of the peninsula, where it is notdifficult to import coal for fuel. On the map you will notice that the coast ofScandinavia is very irregular, especially inNorway. Here the sea enters thedeep mountain valleys, forminglong, narrow bays, with steep walls. Some ofthese inlets, called fiords (Fig. 261), reachmany miles into the land. They make excel-lent harbors and form some of the grandestscenery in Europe. Many tourists go up the coast of Norwayevery summer in order to enjoy the scenery ofthe fiords, and to see the great glaciers that de-scend from the high mountains at their
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