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Great Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) By student group 25 Beley Ruslan
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Great Britain on the Map of the World
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EnglandScotland Wales Northern Ireland Historical Provinces of Great Britain
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The Flag of Great Britain
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Royal Coat of Arms
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«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
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Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II on her 80th anniversary in 2006. Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Edinburgh in the graph 1947.
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Physiographic Map of Great Britain Лягушка
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Relief Plains Midland, London. Mountains (old): Pennine (700 m ), Cambrian, Northern Scottish Hi ghlands.
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Minerals Coal: Yorkshire, north-east, south Wales, Scotland, West Midland, etc... Oil & gas: North Sea. Iron ore: East Midland. Potash and rock salt: Yorkshire.
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United Kingdom is washed: Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic Ocean; North Sea; North Sea; Irish Sea; Irish Sea; Strait Channel; Strait Channel;
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Water resources Rivers: Thames, Severn, S pey, Manchester canal.
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climate Marine, temperate. NW January temperature - + 3,5 º C in July - +12 º C, precipitation 2000 mm. SE January temperature - + 5,5 º C in July - +16 º C, precipitation 600 mm.
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The capital of the UK - LONDON This is how it looks from space. But yes - on the river Thames.
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Palace of Westminster to the famous hour tower "Big Ben". Here sits the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Tower of London - Royal castle, built in the 11th century.
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Tower Bridge.
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St. Paul's Cathedral, built in the 17th century by the famous English architect C hristopher Wren.
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Bukinhemskyy Palace - official residence of the royal family in London.
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... Decker buses..
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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 - 243.1 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
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AGRICULTURE post-industrial countries A small share of employment in agriculture
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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.
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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).
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Agriculture - crops - barley, oats, wheat, sugar beet, fodder crops, horticulture (Sh., SW.England), potato (Ulster). Brewing industry - brewery Bass.
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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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link www.geoknigi.com www.google.com www.wikipedia
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