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Geography of England. Martina Kučerová. Map of England. Surface. Highlands -The Pennines (Cross Fell-893) -The Cumbrian mountains (Scafell Pike-978) Lake District -The Cheviot Hills (The Cheviot-815). Surface (2). Lowlands
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Geography of England Martina Kučerová
Map of England Martina Kučerová
Surface • Highlands -The Pennines (Cross Fell-893) -The Cumbrian mountains (Scafell Pike-978) Lake District -The Cheviot Hills (The Cheviot-815) Martina Kučerová
Surface (2) • Lowlands -The Cotswold Hills, Chiltern Hills, North Downs, South Downs • The Southwest Peninsula -Dartmoor -Exmoor Martina Kučerová
Waters • Rivers -Thames (346 km) -Mersey (112 km) tidal rivers -Tyne (100 km) -Severn (354 km) • Lakes -Lake Windermere -Lake Derwentwater Martina Kučerová
Climate • Highly changeable weather • Northern and western parts usually wetter and colder • Southern parts sunnier and warmer • Temperate climate (-5-30°C) • Milder winters than in Central Europe Gulf Stream Martina Kučerová
Demographics • The most populous nation in the UK (about 50 million) The most ethnically and religiously diverse nation in the UK Martina Kučerová
Religion Martina Kučerová
Ethnicity Martina Kučerová
Industry • Birthplace of Industrial Revolution • Largest economy in UK -GDP 35 500 USD per capita (2006) • Decline of traditional heavy and manufacturing industries • Importance of service industries Martina Kučerová
Division 46 countries: The SouthThe English MidlandsThe North Regions Counties Martina Kučerová
The South of England The West Country -Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Devon, Wiltshire, Cornwall South East -Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight London Martina Kučerová
The English Midlands East Anglia -Bedfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire The East Midlands -Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland The West Midlands -Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, The West Midlands County Martina Kučerová
The North of England Yorkshire -North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire The North West -Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester The North East -Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland, Tyne, Wear Martina Kučerová
Sources • http://wikipedia.org • http://wikitravel.org • Brendlová, S. (2006): Basic Facts on English-Speaking Countries, Fraus, Plzeň Martina Kučerová