1. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. Geographical facts - location
north-west part of Europe
half size of France
neighbours: the Republic of Ireland, (France, Belgium, the Netherlands)
separated from the continent by the English Channel

3. Geographical facts - location
between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
two large islands (Britain and Ireland)
small islands (the Isle of Man,...)
archipelagos (the Orkneys, the Shetlands, the Hebrides,...)

4. Geographical facts - mountains
varied landscape (mountains, highlands, lowlands)
the highest mountains:
Ben Nevis (1.343m) in the
Scottish Highlands
Snowdon (1.085m) in Wales
mountain ranges:
the Highlands (Scotland)
the Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District)
the Cambrians (Wales)
the Pennines (northern England)

5. Ben Nevis in Scotland

6. Snowdon in Snowdonia NP

7. Rivers the Thames – the largest the Severn – the longest
the Avon, the Trent, …

8. Lakes Lake District in the north of England the largest lake:
Windermere
Lakes in Scotland
called “lochs”
very attractive for tourists
Loch Ness, Loch Lomond (the largest in Scotland), …

9. Lake District

10. Lakes in Scotland
Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness
Loch Lomond

11. Division of the UK England - capital London
- 40 counties (Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex,
Cornwall,….)
Wales
- capital Cardiff
- 8 counties (Clwyd, Gwynedd, Gwent,..)
Scotland
- capital Edinburgh
- 12 regions and 53 districts (Highland, Grampian, Lothian, .…)
Northern Ireland (Ulster)
- capital Belfast
- 6 counties

12. What is UK politically?
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
constitutional monarchy – the head of state the queen (Elizabeth II, since 1952, the Windsor family)
prime minister - the head of government (Theresa May, since July 13th, 2016, Conservative Party)

13. Symbols of the UK Union Jack (the flag - officially adopted in 1801)
3 crosses:
- St. George’s Cross (the patron saint of
England)
- St. Andrew’s Cross (the patron saint of
Scotland)
- St. Patrick’s cross (the patron saint of
Ireland)
the flag of Wales – dragon on red and green field (saint patron of Wales – St. David)

14. Symbols of the UK anthem – God save the Queen
currency – pounds, pence
units of measurement
- pound = 0,45kg
- mile = 1,6km
- yard = 0,91m
- inch = 2,54cm
- gallon = 4,5l

15. People, language about 60,4 million people (2003)
origin - first people came from Europe
( BC)
later tribes: the Celts, the Romans, the
Anglo-Saxons, ….
ethnic groups - British, Irish, immigrants from British colonies, Europeans (Greeks, Russians, Poles, Serbs,…)
languages – English, Welsh, Scottish (about speak Gaelic)

16. Agriculture, industry cattle, sheep breeding
wool, potatoes, barley, sugar beat
gas and oil industry
textile industry, electronic goods, food processing, beverages