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 Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland

 Parts: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

 Total population: 66, 870, 000

 Capital City: London

 Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy

 Flag: The Union Flag

 Money: Pound sterling (£)

 Highest mountain: Ben Nevis (1,343m, Scotland)

 Longest river: River Severn (354 km, Wales)

 Major languages: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish (as a

form of Gaelic, about 60,000 in Scotland)

 Total land area (sq.km): 244,820 sq. km

 Major rivers: Thames, Severn, Tyne

Khí hậu: Varied climate

 variable climate changing from day to day

 difficult to predict the weather

 warm summers & cool winters

Temperate maritime

 mild

 damp

 subject to frequent changes.

The main influence on the climate is close proximity to

 the Atlantic Ocean

 Northern latitude

 the Gulf Stream (a warm current of the northern Atlantic Ocean)

Land:

South & East:

 comparatively low-lying: flat plains or gently rolling hills

 No towering mountain ranges

 No impressively large rivers, plains, forests

 It lacks in grandeur it makes up for in a variety

North & West:

 Mountainous areas & flat areas have a great proportion of grassland fields with

hedgerows

 in southern England.

 The English and the Welsh don’t like living in blocks of flats in city centers Cities have⇒

been built outwards rather than upwards

ENGLAND

 Population: 55,977,000

 Area: 130,410 sq km largest of the countries comprising the island of Britain, covering

about two-thirds of the island. No place in England is more than 120 km from the sea.

LONDON - Capital of the UK

 The largest city in Britain & in western Europe

 Home to headquarters of all government departments country’s parliament major legal

institutions the monarch

 Country’s business & banking Centre

 Centre of its transport network.

 Headquarters of national television networks & national newspapers.

 About 7 times larger than any other city in the country

 About a fifth of the total population of the UK lives in the wider London area.

 Nearly a million people travel to the Centre each day to work.

Southern England

 Outer suburbs of London

 Most densely populated area The reputation of being 'commuter and millions of its

inhabitants travel into London to work every day.

Counties of Southern England

 Bristol

 Cornwall

 Devon

 Dorset

 Hampshire

 Isle of

Wight

 Oxford

shire

 West

Sussex

 East

Sussex

 Kent

 Somerset

 Wiltshire

 Berkshire

 Gloucester

shire

 Surrey

The Midlands of England

Birmingham:

 Second-largest city develops into the country’s major engineering center converting iron

& steel into a vast variety of goods.

Other industrial areas in the Midlands

 develop The Potteries in Manchester

 famous for producing China: factories of Wedgwood, Spode & Minton

 world's greatest fishing port in Grimsby

 country's major fish processing centre

Northern England

 Run up the middle of northern England like a spine.

 The western side, the world's leading producer of goods in the Manchester area in cotton

the 19th century

 Eastern side, world's leading producers of goods in Bradford & Leedswoolen

 Other towns sprang up on both sides of the Pennines concentrating on certain auxiliary

industries or on . coal mining

 Further south, the center for the production of goods in Sheffieldsteel

 Further north, - major industry - around Newcastle.shipbuilding

The Lake District (north-western corner of the country)

 (the ‘Lake Poets’) Romantic poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge & Southey

 favorite destination walking holidays

 classified as a National Park (largest in England).

Scotland

 In north-west Europe

 Part of Great Britain

 An island country & the United Kingdom

 Area: 78,789 sq km

 Population: 5,438,000

 Capital City: Edinburgh

 Major Cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow

 Highest point: Ben Nevis (1,343 m)

 Longest river: Tay (193 kilometers) long

 Largest Lake: Loch Lomond (60 sq.km)

 40 km long

-Three fairly clearly-marked regions:

 + Southern upland

 + Central plain

 + The highlands

Scotland's two major cities have very different reputations.

Glasgow

 + Scotland's largest city

 + A strong artistic heritage, design, architecture

 + One of the world’s leading industrial

Edinburgh

 + the capital and second-largest city of Scotland

 + Many historical buildings

Wales

 In north-west Europe

 Part of Great Britain,

 An island country & the United Kingdom(UK)

 Area:20,779 sq km

 Population:3,139,000

 Capital City: Cardiff

 Major Cities: Cardiff, Swansea & Newport

 Highest point: Snowdon (1085 m)

 Longest river: Towy (103 km)

 Largest Lake: Bala (4.4 sq km)

 Live in one small part of Wales

 Most heavily populated in the south-east

 Coal has been mined in many parts of Britain

 locate its prototype coal mine in south Wales.

 Cardiff - the capital of Wales – population: third of a million

 Most of the rest of Wales is mountainous

 Travel between south & north is very difficult.

 Each part of Wales has closer contact with its neighboring: the north with Liverpool, &

mid-Wales with the English West Midlands.

Belfast:

 capital & largest city of Northern Ireland

 famous for the manufacture of linen (still a shipbuilding city)

Lough Neagh (Loch Neagh)

 a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland

 the largest lake by area in the British Isles

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
Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 
Parts: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland  Total population: 66, 870, 000  Capital City: London 
Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy  Flag: The Union Flag  Money: Pound sterling (£) 
Highest mountain: Ben Nevis (1,343m, Scotland) 
Longest river: River Severn (354 km, Wales) 
Major languages: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish (as a
form of Gaelic, about 60,000 in Scotland) 
Total land area (sq.km): 244,820 sq. km 
Major rivers: Thames, Severn, Tyne
Khí hậu: Varied climate 
variable climate changing from day to day 
difficult to predict the weather 
warm summers & cool winters Temperate maritime  mild  damp  subject to frequent changes.
The main influence on the climate is close proximity to  the Atlantic Ocean  Northern latitude 
the Gulf Stream (a warm current of the northern Atlantic Ocean) Land: South & East: 
comparatively low-lying: flat plains or gently rolling hills  No towering mountain ranges 
No impressively large rivers, plains, forests 
It lacks in grandeur it makes up for in a variety North & West: 
Mountainous areas & flat areas have a great proportion of grassland fields with hedgerows  in southern England. 
The English and the Welsh don’t like living in blocks of flats in city centers ⇒Cities have
been built outwards rather than upwards ENGLAND  Population: 55,977,000 
Area: 130,410 sq km largest of the countries comprising the island of Britain, covering
about two-thirds of the island. No place in England is more than 120 km from the sea. LONDON - Capital of the UK 
The largest city in Britain & in western Europe 
Home to headquarters of all government departments country’s parliament major legal institutions the monarch 
Country’s business & banking Centre 
Centre of its transport network. 
Headquarters of national television networks & national newspapers. 
About 7 times larger than any other city in the country 
About a fifth of the total population of the UK lives in the wider London area. 
Nearly a million people travel to the Centre each day to work. Southern England  Outer suburbs of London 
Most densely populated area The reputation of being 'commuter and millions of its
inhabitants travel into London to work every day.
Counties of Southern England  Bristol  Hampshire  West  Wiltshire Sussex  Cornwall  Isle of  Berkshire Wight  East  Devon Sussex  Gloucester  Oxford shire  Dorset shire  Kent  Surrey  Somerset The Midlands of England Birmingham: 
Second-largest city develops into the country’s major engineering center converting iron
& steel into a vast variety of goods.
Other industrial areas in the Midlands 
develop The Potteries in Manchester 
famous for producing China: factories of Wedgwood, Spode & Minton 
world's greatest fishing port in Grimsby 
country's major fish processing centre Northern England 
Run up the middle of northern England like a spine. 
The western side, the world's leading producer of cotton goods in the Manchester area in the 19th century 
Eastern side, world's leading producers of goods in Bradford & Leeds woolen 
Other towns sprang up on both sides of the Pennines concentrating on certain auxiliary
industries or on coal mining. 
Further south, the center for the production of steel goods in Sheffield 
Further north, shipbuilding - major industry - around Newcastle.
The Lake District (north-western corner of the country) 
(the ‘Lake Poets’) Romantic poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge & Southey 
favorite destination walking holidays 
classified as a National Park (largest in England). Scotland  In north-west Europe  Part of Great Britain 
An island country & the United Kingdom  Area: 78,789 sq km  Population: 5,438,000  Capital City: Edinburgh 
Major Cities: Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow 
Highest point: Ben Nevis (1,343 m) 
Longest river: Tay (193 kilometers) long 
Largest Lake: Loch Lomond (60 sq.km)  40 km long
-Three fairly clearly-marked regions:  + Southern upland  + Central plain  + The highlands
Scotland's two major cities have very different reputations. Glasgow  + Scotland's largest city 
+ A strong artistic heritage, design, architecture 
+ One of the world’s leading industrial Edinburgh 
+ the capital and second-largest city of Scotland  + Many historical buildings Wales  In north-west Europe  Part of Great Britain, 
An island country & the United Kingdom(UK)  Area:20,779 sq km  Population:3,139,000  Capital City: Cardiff 
Major Cities: Cardiff, Swansea & Newport 
Highest point: Snowdon (1085 m)  Longest river: Towy (103 km)  Largest Lake: Bala (4.4 sq km) 
Live in one small part of Wales 
Most heavily populated in the south-east 
Coal has been mined in many parts of Britain 
locate its prototype coal mine in south Wales. 
Cardiff - the capital of Wales – population: third of a million 
Most of the rest of Wales is mountainous 
Travel between south & north is very difficult. 
Each part of Wales has closer contact with its neighboring: the north with Liverpool, &
mid-Wales with the English West Midlands. Belfast: 
capital & largest city of Northern Ireland 
famous for the manufacture of linen (still a shipbuilding city) Lough Neagh (Loch Neagh) 
a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland 
the largest lake by area in the British Isles

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