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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAN AND NORTHERN IRELAND. COUNTRIES. Countries. Capitals. England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland ( Eire ). London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast. Largest city Population Highest mountain Political system Head of state Head of parliament. London
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COUNTRIES Countries Capitals • England • Wales • Scotland • NorthernIreland (Eire) • London • Cardiff • Edinburgh • Belfast
Largest city • Population • Highestmountain • Politicalsystem • Headofstate • Headofparliament • London • 62 300 000 • Ben Nevis (1 344 m) • Kingdom • Queen • The Prime minister
SEAS • TheAtlanticOcean • TheNorthSea • TheIrishSea • EnglishChannel
Climate • TheGulfStreamcomingfromtheGulfofMexico, influencestheBritishclimate, makingitmilderthanothercountries on thesamelatitude. In fact, Britainisnever very hot and never very cold. Thereis a lot ofrain, particularly in thewest, and itis very windy. Theweatheris very variableand oftenfoggy.
United Kingdom = United Kingdomof Great Britain and NorthernIreland (shortlyThe UK). • The UK lies in a groupofislands, calledtheBritishIsles. • Great Britain = thelargestislandoftheBritishIsles(includesEngland, Scotland, Wales).
The Union Jack • Thenational flag ofthe UK. • Itis a mix ofthethreeflags: England, Scotland, Ireland. • Jack wasthenicknameof King James I whounitedthecrownsofEngland and Scotland in 1603.
TheRoyalFamily • What´sthenameof Prince William´swife? • What´sthenameof Prince William´s baby? • Is Prince Harrymarried? • What´sthenameofQueenElizabeth´shusband?
Questions • How wouldyoutravel to the UK and why? • Whatisthemainlanguagespoken in the UK? WELSH, ENGLISH or BRITISH • Which part ofthe UK has thelargest and which has thesmallest area? • Whichisthehighestmountain in the UK?