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Section 1: England
Great Britain
Largest island
England, Scotland and Wales
Add Northern Ireland and you get United Kingdom
England
80% of region’s population lives here.

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Physical Characteristics
Highlands
Hills running along west coast.
Older mountains worn over time
3,000’ peak
Midlands
SE of Highlands
Coal and Industry and smog and dense population

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Lowlands
SE of Midlands
Gentle sloping fertile land to English Channel.
Farming
Wheat, vegetables, cattle, sheep and milk

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London
Most important trade center
Location
Rising water level of Thames River allows ships to sail to London.
Jumping off point from Europe to America
Economic Activity
Fueled Industrial Revolution
“workshop of the World”

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Water power to coal
Coal mining changed landscape
Challenged by Germany and United States
Used up coal supply
Oil and gas in North Sea (BP)
Increase in tertiary activities.

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Scotland
Keeps identity even located on North end of Great Britain
Physical Characteristics
Rugged—shows effects of glaciers
Separated from England by Cheviot Hills and Tweed River
Three formal regions

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Scotland’s Physical Characteristics
The Highlands
High plateau with lochs
Grampian Mts.
Moors and bogs
Fishing and sheep herding
Tweed: handwoven, wool cloth

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The Central Lowlands
75 % live south of Highlands
Shipbuilders and Industry
Glasgow and Edinburgh
Losing industry and jobs
The Southern Uplands
Next to English border
Tweed and Tourism

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Culture
New businesses---Silicon Glen
Presbyterian
1997 created new Scottish parliament

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Wales
Own capital city, stamp, flag and language
Conquered by England in 1284
Highland in northern Wales; lowlands along southern coast and Cambrian Mts. In central.
Marine West Coast climate
Closely tied with England but keep their language
Economy—Cardiff is capital city