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Chapter 15 Section 1

Chapter 15 Section 1. The British Isles and Nordic Nations England. British Isles. British Isles - islands clustered off north-west coast of Europe - largest island is Great Britain Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales United Kingdom

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Chapter 15 Section 1

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  1. Chapter 15 Section 1 The British Isles and Nordic Nations England

  2. British Isles British Isles - islands clustered off north-west coast of Europe - largest island is Great Britain Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland

  3. England England - the ‘core’ of the United Kingdom - 80 percent of region’s population lives here

  4. England’s Physical Characteristicspage 305 English landscape - Highlands - Midlands - Lowlands

  5. Rise of London as a Trade Center London - capital city - most important trade center - one of the greatest commercial and shipping cities in the world

  6. Rise of London as a Trade Centerpage 307 London’s Relative Location - Why isn’t the city of Dover the English capital of trade? Global Trade Patterns - In 1400’s, Europeans pushed westward across the Atlantic Ocean for trade - Great Britain’s central location on Atlantic was ideal for trade

  7. Economic Activitiespage 309 • The Rise of Heavy Industry - major coal fields and reserves existed throughout Britain. - coal supplies made the area a center for manufacturing. • Challenges to British Industry - much of coal supply used up during Industrial Revolution - In 1970’s, Britain turned to oil and gas as sources for fuel *What did Britain’s government encourage to offset the loss of heavy industry?

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