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The United Kingdom Geography, places of interests

The United Kingdom Geography, places of interests. Ad éla Pospíšilová, V8A. Content. basic facts geography information differences among terms industry & agriculture places of interests . General information. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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The United Kingdom Geography, places of interests

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  1. The United KingdomGeography, places of interests Adéla Pospíšilová, V8A

  2. Content • basic facts • geography information • differences among terms • industry & agriculture • places of interests

  3. General information • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • the north-western coast of continental Europe • island state • the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea • neighbours: the Republic of Ireland

  4. The Atlantic Ocean The North Sea The Irish Sea The English Channel

  5. area: 244 000 km2 • population: 63 million inhabitants • constitutional monarchy • capital: London • monarch: Queen Elizabeth II. (6. February 1952) • Prime Minister: David Cameron

  6. consists of four countries • England (London) Wales (Cardiff) Scotland (Edinburgh) Northern Ireland (Belfast)

  7. England, Great Britain, the British Isles, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth

  8. Geography • England – south-eastern part - lowland terrain - mountain terrain north-west (the Pennies, Lake District) - the Severn, the Thames • Scotland – northern part - mountainous (the Grampian Mts. with Ben Nevis, the Southern Uplands)

  9. The Grampian Mts. The Southern Uplands Lake District The Pennines The Severn The Thames

  10. Wales – south-western part - the Cambrian Mts. • Northern Ireland – on the north of the island Ireland - mostly hilly - fertile lowlands fertile - úrodný

  11. The Orkneys The Hebrides The Cambrian Mts. The Isle of Wight The Isle of Man

  12. Industry & Agriculture Industry Agriculture lowlands production doesn`t cover consumption export: Scottish whisky, Irish whiskey, Guinness, Scottish salmon • 16th century – manufactures • the cradle of the industrial revolution • one of the most developed countries • member of G8 salmon - losos cradle - kolébka

  13. Places of interests Stonehenge • the best-known prehistoric monument • Ancient megalithic circle on the Salisbury plain • 2500 B.C. • standing stones • burial ground and place of worship burial ground – pohřebiště worship - uctívání

  14. Bath • a spa town • the Roman baths – over hot springs • many examples of 18th century Georgian architecture • Jane Austen

  15. Cambridge & Oxford • university towns • among the oldest in the world • Sir Isaac Newton

  16. Canterbury • medieval cathedral • Thomas Becket • destination for Christian pilgrims • Canterbury tales

  17. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury

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