Scotland

The Scottish Highlands

“Monroes" or peaks over 3000 feet in Scotland.

Buachaille Etive Mòr, in Glen Coe

Ben Nevis, highest peak in Great Britain.

Loc Ness

Glasgow, biggest city in Scotland

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland

St Andrews, Home of Golf

Scotland Scottish Clans William Wallace Battle of Culloden 1746 Industrial Revolution

Scottish Clans Scottish clans (from Scottish Gaelic clann, "children"), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland. Each clan has its own tartan patterns and members wear kilts to represent them.

William Wallace Sir William Wallace - Was a knight and Scottish patriot who led a resistance against the English occupation of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence

Battle of Culloden 1746 Last land battle fought in the United Kingdom. It was against the English versus the Highlanders. After the battle the English made wearing kilts & playing the bagpipes outlawed in Scotland.

Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution which began in Britain marked a major turning point in human social history. Manual labor based economies began to be replaced by ones dominated by industry and the manufacture of machinery.

Ireland

Ireland notes Peat Saint Patrick Potato Famine North Atlantic Drift Northern Ireland conflict

Peat Because Ireland lacks energy sources, the Irish burn peat as a source of fuel. Peat is partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.

Saint Patrick Is the patron Saint of Ireland and is responsible for spreading Christianity to the island around 400 AD.

Potato Famine The Great Hunger reduced the population of Ireland by 25 percent between 1845 and 1852. It resulted in a mass migration of Irish people to the United States.

North Atlantic Drift A current of warm water from the tropics that makes Western Europe have a mild rainy climate.

Northern Ireland conflict Half of Northern Ireland’s population is Protestant but 99% of the Republic of Ireland’s population is Catholic. Catholics in Northern Ireland want to be one country with the rest of Ireland, but the UK doesn’t want to give up.