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Geographical facts - location  north-west part of Europe  half size of France  neighbours: the Republic of Ireland, (France, Belgium, the Netherlands)

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2 Geographical facts - location  north-west part of Europe  half size of France  neighbours: the Republic of Ireland, (France, Belgium, the Netherlands)  separated from the continent by the English Channel

3 Geographical facts - location  between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea  two large islands (Britain and Ireland)  small islands (the Isle of Man,...)  archipelagos (the Orkneys, the Shetlands, the Hebrides,...)

4 Geographical facts - mountains  varied landscape (mountains, highlands, lowlands)  the highest mountains: Ben Nevis (1.343m) in the Scottish Highlands Snowdon (1.085m) in Wales  mountain ranges: the Highlands (Scotland) the Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District) the Cambrians (Wales) the Pennines (northern England)

5 Ben Nevis in Scotland

6 Snowdon in Snowdonia NP

7 Rivers  the Thames – the largest  the Severn – the longest  the Avon, the Trent, …

8 Lakes  Lake District – in the north of England – the largest lake: Windermere  Lakes in Scotland ̶ called “lochs” ̶ very attractive for tourists ̶ Loch Ness, Loch Lomond (the largest in Scotland), …

9 Lake District

10 Lakes in Scotland Loch Lomond Loch Ness Loch Ness Monster

11 Division of the UK  England - capital London - 40 counties (Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Cornwall,….)  Wales - capital Cardiff - 8 counties (Clwyd, Gwynedd, Gwent,..)  Scotland - capital Edinburgh - 12 regions and 53 districts (Highland, Grampian, Lothian,.…)  Northern Ireland (Ulster) - capital Belfast - 6 counties

12 What is UK politically?  the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  constitutional monarchy – the head of state the queen (Elizabeth II, since 1952, the Windsor family) prime minister - the head of government (David Cameron, since May 2010, Conservative Party)

13 Symbols of the UK Union Jack (the flag - officially adopted in 1801)  3 crosses: - St. George’s Cross (the patron saint of England) - St. Andrew’s Cross (the patron saint of Scotland) - St. Patrick’s cross (the patron saint of Ireland)  the flag of Wales – dragon on red and green field (saint patron of Wales – St. David)

14 Symbols of the UK  anthem – God save the Queen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qq_UhePJZ0  currency – pounds, pence  units of measurement - pound = 0,45kg - mile = 1,6km - yard = 0,91m - inch = 2,54cm - gallon = 4,5l

15 People, language  about 60,4 million people (2003)  origin - first people came from Europe (3500-3000 BC)  later tribes: the Celts, the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, ….  ethnic groups - British, Irish, immigrants from British colonies, Europeans (Greeks, Russians, Poles, Serbs,…)  languages – English, Welsh, Scottish (about 75 000 speak Gaelic)

16 Agriculture, industry  cattle, sheep breeding  wool, potatoes, barley, sugar beat  gas and oil industry  textile industry, electronic goods, food processing, beverages


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