1. Great Britain
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2. Introduction Scotland Northern Ireland Wales England
the official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
it's located on 2 main islands situated northwest of Europe
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
England
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3. Geography
it's separated from the continent by the North Sea and by the the English Channel
the countryside is low in the east and south, while hills and mountains predominate in the western and northern regions (Wales, Scotland)‏
it is surrounded by over 1,000 smaller islands
(e.g. the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Orkney Islands, the Shetlands, the Hebrides)‏
it is the third most populated island on Earth with the population of over 60 million people
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4. Scottish Highlands it's a mountainous region in Scotland
the area is not very much populated
many mountain ranges dominate the region
there is the highest mountain of the UK, Ben Nevis
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5. Loch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands
best known for the legendary Loch Ness Monster, also known as "Nessie“
it's the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56.4 km2 after Loch Lomond
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6. The river Thames is the second longest river in the UK
it flows through central
London and several other
towns and cities, including
Oxford, Reading and Windsor
several watersports are done on the Thames such as rowing, sailing, skiffing, canoeing
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7. Climate
it´s mild thanks to the Gulf Stream which brings warmer water to the western coast
typical spring and autumn weather is very changeable, often foggy with a lot of rain
overall temperatures are favourable during the whole year and it´s rather warm
in winter it often snows especially in the northern areas but temperatures rarely fall below -10 degrees °C
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8. History first inhabited by people who came from the European mainland
Iron Age inhabitants are known as the Britons, a Celtic tribe speaking a Celtic language
the Romans conquered most of the island and this became the Ancient Roman province of Britannia from 43 to 410 AD
since the 2nd half of the 5th century Germanic tribes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes ruled England
in 1066 in the Battle of Hastings, England was conquered by the Normans (French) led by William the Conqueror who became the new English king
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9. Britain took part in both world wars
in the House of Tudor on the throne, the Renaissance era (king Henry VIII, queen Elizabeth I)
1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created by the political union of the Kingdom of England (which included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland
the late 18th and early 19th century – the Industrial Revolution, England changed from an agricultural country to an industrial superpower
during under the rule of Victoria I England owned 1/3 of the world thanks to numerous colonies
Britain took part in both world wars
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10. Political system it's a constitutional monarchy
the head of state is the Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
it's governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London and national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh
the Parliament has got two sections
Upper House - House of Lords  
Lower House - House of Commons
the head of the Government is the Prime Minister
the UK has fourteen overseas territories
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11. Economy
it´s a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy
it´s able to supply enough food for the whole country, the main export products are grain crops, potatoes and sugar beet, animals raised: cattle, sheep, poultry
the Industrial Revolution started in the UK with concentration on heavy industries such as shipbuilding, coal mining, steel production, textiles, and motor industry
the service sector is dominated by financial services, especially banking and insurance, and tourism
the UK has a small coal reserve,
natural gas and oil reserves
The Bank of England
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12. Transport across the UK, there is a good road and rail network
London Heathrow Airport, located 24 km west of the capital is UK's busiest airport and has the most international passenger traffic of any airport in the world
in cities you can travel by bus, trolleybus or the underground
between towns you can use coaches
a ferry goes between France and the UK
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13. Sports
Major sports include rugby, football, boxing, badminton, cricket, tennis and golf
The Wimbledon Championship, a Grand Slam tournament, is held in Wimbledon, London every June/July
England's new Wembley Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, national stadium of Wales
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the world's "Home of Golf"
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14. British food
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15. Stratford upon Avon
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16. The English countryside
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17. The University of Oxford
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18. Oxford city
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19. Edinburgh
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