1. The United Kingdom / England / Great Britain

3. Climate/Terrain
Marine West Coast climate= Warm summers, cool winters, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean & the North Sea
45 inches of rain (average) & overcast about 50% of
the time
Terrain: rugged hills & low mountains, plains in the East and SE.

5. Government Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Chief of State: King or Queen
Head of Government: Prime Minister
Assembly: Parliament
makes & passes laws
House of Lords (618 seats) most serve a life term and also act as the Judicial branch
House of Commons (646 seats elected for 5-year term

6. Economy Leading trading power and financial center
Computers, Tourism & Finance
Ranked # 5 in the world in GDP and #2 in Western Europe
Currency: British Pound
Important Cities: London & Manchester

7. Demography / Culture
United Kingdom= England (80%), Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Population: 60.9 million
Largest City & Capital: London (7 ½ million people)
Language is English

8. Brief History King Henry VIII was one of the most powerful kings who
disbanded the country from the
Catholic church in order to marry 6
women trying to get a male heir
Edward I spent most of his reign
fighting wars. The Scots were able
to resist, as immortalized in the movie Braveheart.
The bubonic plague ("Black Death") killed one third of England’s population.

9. Tourism London Bridges Westminster Abby Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
Big Ben
The London Eye
The Tower of London
St. Paul’s Cathedral

10. Interesting Facts The first modern humans arrived during the Ice Age
Birth place of William Shakespeare
author of the play “Romeo & Juliet”
Home of Sherwood Forest &
Robin Hood

11. Food