1. Ch. 10- Section 1- The United Kingdom
The Land- Made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Equal to size of Oregon

2. The Land Depends on the sea Lowlands in the east Highlands in the west
- Moors - treeless, windy highland area
Scotland – lochs - long, narrow bay with mountains on either side
Climate – mild, rainy, foggy due to sea

3. The Economy World trade leader
Industrial Revolution- “Age of Inventions”
1800’s - was world’s leading economic power
Leading natural resource is oil – North Sea
Coal and natural gas
#1 European oil producer
Computers- “Age of Technology” – replace their once prominent textile, ships, cars, and machinery industry

4. Economy (continued)
Updating farming methods but still must import 1/3 of their food
Not enough farmland – others produce cheaper
Main crops include wheat, barley, potatoes
Raise cattle, sheep – large dairy industry

5. The People 500 BC the Celts came from European mainland
400’s ’s- Anglo-Saxons, Normans settled English mainland became English
1500’s- England major power
1707- Scotland, England, Wales became UK
By the mid1800’s the UK was world’s largest overseas empire
1900’s WWI and WWII weakens UK
Countries became independent

6. People (continued)
Gifts to the world- Shakespeare, Dickens- literature
Center for literature, theater, and arts
Population – 59 million
Speak English, religion – Protestant
London – first city to reach 1 million people – largest city in Europe
Today 8 million people
Crowded country - 90% live in cities/towns

7. Government Belong to the EU
Government is parliamentary democracy- voters elect representatives to lawmaking body
Chosen leader is the prime minister
Also a constitutional monarchy - government headed by monarch king or queen
King or Queen hold no governmental power
More of a figure head