VY32INOVACE14 01 GEOGRAPHY OF THE UK Area and

VY_32_INOVACE_14 -01 GEOGRAPHY OF THE UK Area and population Physical geography Climate Symbols

United Kingdom relief location map. jpg Autor: Alexrk 2, 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 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…

Bermuda Autor: JGHowes, Název: BDA Bermuda. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABDA_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/33 km (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 1343 m § 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. jpg Zdroj: 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 Scottland counties 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 Wales – Cardiff Scottland - Edinburgh Nort. Ireland - Belfast

Cardiff Autor: Gareth James, Název: Cardiff_Bay, _Cardiff. jpg Zdroj: http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: Cardiff_Bay, _Cardiff. jp g 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

Symbols § 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

Britannia Statue Autor: Mageslayer 99, Název: Britannia–Statue. jpg Zdroj: 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 ngdom. svg

Thank you for your attention. Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová