MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 1: The country of Sweden
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Swedish word. In English: the Ice Age
The period about 10,000 years ago when Sweden was covered by thick ice.
Facts about the word
- About 10,000 years ago Sweden was covered by ice several kilometres thick. That period is called the Ice Age. Sverige i fokus s. 5
- When the ice melted away it had shaped the landscape: many lakes, archipelagos with thousands of islands and plains with soil that can be farmed. Sverige i fokus s. 5
- The ice has also affected what the mountains look like today. Sverige i fokus s. 5
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The Ice Age was a period about 10,000 years ago when ice covered Sweden. It is not a week and not a law.
The word belongs to Chapter 1: The country of Sweden in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
