Great Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) By student group 25 Beley Ruslan
Great Britain on the Map of the World
EnglandScotland Wales Northern Ireland Historical Provinces of Great Britain
The Flag of Great Britain
Royal Coat of Arms
«Visiting-Card Great Britain» Area: 244,4 km Population: 59,5 mln people The capital: London Political system: limited monarchy (kingdom), unitary state The region: 92 administrative units consisting of 4 historic areas England - 45 counties + London Wales - 8 counties Scotland - 9 regions Ulster (Northern Ireland) - 1 region Five island territories Characteristics: 13areas (Gibraltar,St. Helena,Falkland Islands, Bermuda, Anguilla, etc.). Currency: pound sterling = 100 pence
Coronation of Elizabeth II in Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II on her 80th anniversary in Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Edinburgh in the graph 1947.
Physiographic Map of Great Britain Лягушка
Relief Plains Midland, London. Mountains (old): Pennine (700 m ), Cambrian, Northern Scottish Hi ghlands.
Minerals Coal: Yorkshire, north-east, south Wales, Scotland, West Midland, etc... Oil & gas: North Sea. Iron ore: East Midland. Potash and rock salt: Yorkshire.
United Kingdom is washed: Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; North Sea; North Sea; Irish Sea; Irish Sea; Strait Channel; Strait Channel;
Water resources Rivers: Thames, Severn, S pey, Manchester canal.
climate Marine, temperate. NW January temperature - + 3,5 º C in July º C, precipitation 2000 mm. SE January temperature - + 5,5 º C in July º C, precipitation 600 mm.
The capital of the UK - LONDON This is how it looks from space. But yes - on the river Thames.
Palace of Westminster to the famous hour tower "Big Ben". Here sits the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Tower of London - Royal castle, built in the 11th century.
Tower Bridge.
St. Paul's Cathedral, built in the 17th century by the famous English architect C hristopher Wren.
Bukinhemskyy Palace - official residence of the royal family in London.
... Decker buses..
And the type of reproduction; Natural increase 1; Migration balance - positive (workers from India, Ireland, Africa, Caribbean, South. Europe); Multinational State: 80% - British, 15% - Scots, Irish - 4%, olstertsi, Welsh, gels; Religion - Christianity (Protestantism, Catholicism); The average population density per. per km. square.; Maximum - England - over 350 people. per km. square.; Minimum - Scotland - up to 2 people. per km. square.; The level of urbanization - 89% Big City - Greater London (11 million), Greater Manchester (2.7 million), Birmingham (2.6million), Glasgow (2 million); Metropolis - English (London - Liverpool). POPULATION
AGRICULTURE post-industrial countries A small share of employment in agriculture
Facilities Energy - Oil company "Brichish Petroleum", 76% - TES (Yorkshire, Greater London), 23% - AES (SW coast., NW.), 1% - HPS (Scotland). Ferrous and nonferrous metals - iron, steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, tin, and others. Mechanical engineering - rocket, accurate, aircraft, automotive, machine tool, shipbuilding.
Chemical Industry - Plastics, JI, perfumes, medicines (Greater London), mineral fertilizerand soda (Yorkshire). Textiles - woolen cloth (Yorkshire), cotton (Lankshyr), linen cloth (Ulster), jersey (Sh.Midland). Agriculture - dairy cattle, pigs, poultry (Sh., SW. England), sheep, beef cattle (Scotland,Wales).
Agriculture - crops - barley, oats, wheat, sugar beet, fodder crops, horticulture (Sh., SW.England), potato (Ulster). Brewing industry - brewery Bass.
Foreign Trade imports Minerals (iron ore, manganese ore and complex ore, aluminum ore, etc..) Natural rubber; Groceries; export oil; Rare and nonferrous metals; Machines (lathes, planes, cars, missiles, electronics); Plastics; Medications.
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