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1 The biggest cities of Great Britain
Kolya Maksema, Form 11-A 2014

2 Introduction We are going to talk about the biggest cities of Great Britain There are 10 biggest cities in Great Britain All this cities have important part of Britain economy and culture

3 Geography The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles are separated from European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.

4 Administrative divisions
The UK consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England is in the southern and central part of Great Britain. It is the richest, most fertile and most populated part of the country. London is the capital of England. ENGLAND

5 The biggest cities

6 Population of the cities

7 London The capital of England
Is situated in south-eastern England along the Thames River Founded by Romans in A.D. 43 One of the three main financial centres in the world Parliament The river Thames runs thorough the city

8 London sights Westminster Abbey Windsor Castle Tower Bridge

9 Edinburgh Capital of Scotland
Famous Edinburghers: Bell, Stevenson, Scott, Connery. Coastal city

10 Bristol The largest city in the South West It has a great harbour
Home of Rolls Royce The Concorde factory

11 Glasgow Compaq Scotland’s largest city Fishing Harbour city

12 Aberdeen Oil Capital of Europe + 40.000 jobs
The world's first holographic 3D camera It’s a coastal city

13 Manchester 10% of workers Significant financial sector
The highest weekly earnings-£420.40 Manchester United

14 Birmingham Second largest city Aston Hall
The first steam engine was invented Warwick Castle

15 Liverpool Capital of culture The Beatles Sunday talents Festival city

16 Newcastle Many earthquakes Harbour Coal mining

17 Summary There are 10 biggest cities in GB.
Only London & Birmingham have more than 1,000,000 citizens There are many interesting sights sn Great Britain


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