GEOGRAPHY OF THE UK

Area and populationPhysical geography

ClimateSymbols

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United Kingdom relief location map.jpgAutor: Alexrk2, Název: United Kingdom relief location map.jpg

Zdroj: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_relief_location_map.jpg

British Isles 2 big islands: Great Britain and Ireland

GB consists of 3 parts: England, Wales, Scotland

Ireland consists of 2 parts: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland (Eire)

GB + Northern Ireland (Ulster) = United Kingdom

+ 5000 smaller islands: The Isle of Wight, the I. of Man, Anglesey, the Scilly Islands, the Hebrides, Orkneys, Shetlands, the Channel Is….

GB is a part of Commonwealth of Nations (1949) with other 53 independent countries (former colonies or dominiums – India, Pakistan, Kenya, SA, Dominica, Canada, Australia, N. Zealand…)

no political or economical advantages but cultural ties: Commonwealth Games – every 4 years, annual meetings, promotion of human rights and

world peace…

British dependencies and territories: Isle of Man, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Is., Gibraltar, Saint Helena…

BermudaAutor: JGHowes, Název: BDA Bermuda.jpg

Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABDA_Bermuda.jpg

Area, population area: 244,000 sq km, half the size of France

population: 60 mill. , 1/3 formed by 8 conurbations (London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, …) England = 83% of the population

neighbours: Ireland – west, France – south/east, the North Sea – north/east, the Atlantic Ocean – south/west,the English Channel – Strait of Dover/33km (the narrowest part), the Irish Sea – St. Georges Channel and the North Ch.

Physical geography Lowlands: south – east England, Ireland

Highlands: north – west Scottland, most of Wales, central England

Mountains:

the highest: Scottland: North – West Highlands, Grampians – Ben Nevis 1343m

Wales - the Cambrian Mount. – Snowdon 1085

England - the Pennines (the Backbone of Engl.), Lake District Mountains = Cumbrians, Cheviot Hills

Rivers, lakes the longest rivers:

the Severn, the Thames (Engl.) the Clyde (Scot.) the Shannon(Irel.)…the longest on British Isles

the largest lakes: the Lake District (L. Windermere – Engl.) Loch Lomond and Loch Ness (Scot.) the largest – Lough Neagh (N. Irel.)

Ben Nevis

Autor: David Crocker, Název: Ben_Nevis.jpgZdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Nevis.jpg

Loch Ness

Autor: Neznámý, Název: Loch_ness 001.jpg Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loch_ness_001.jpg

Counties: 46 in England, 8 in Wales, 6 in N. Ireland, 12 regions and 53 districts in Scottlandcounties are devided into districts

Languages: English = West Germanic lang. Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Gaelic in N. Irel. = Celtic languages, other lang. = Chinese, Punjabi,…

Capitals: England – London Scottland - EdinburghWales – Cardiff Nort. Ireland - Belfast

Cardiff

Autor: Gareth James, Název: Cardiff_Bay,_Cardiff.jpg Zdroj:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cardiff_Bay,_Cardiff.jpg

Belfast

Autor: sjdunphy, Název: Looking down on City Hall Zdroj:

http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2232423109

Climate

temperate, mild and humid

influenced by the Gulf Stream

changeable, mild winters (rarely drop below 10˚C, not hot summers (rarely exceed 30˚C)

small amount of sunshine, high rainfalls, fogs

British national flag

The Union Jack - combination of crosses:

1. St. George (patron of England) - a red cross on a white field

2. St. Andrew (patron of Scottland)- a white diagonal cr. on a blue field

3. St. Patrick (patron of Ireland) - a red diagonal on a white field

4. no Welsh patron - united with England in 1535 by the king Henry VIII

British anthem

God Save the Queen / God Save the King originally a theatrical song from 1745

Currency

the pound sterling = pound , code - GBP, symbol - £, 1 pound = 100 pence

Other lion, bulldog, statue Britannia

Symbols

Britannia Statue

Autor: Mageslayer99, Název: Britannia–Statue.jpgZdroj:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Britannia-Statue.jpg

Union Jack

Autor: James I of England, Název: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Zdroj: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_Ki

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Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová