1. BRITAIN a presentation done for the eTwinning project “Let’s show each other our Europe” Class E2 of Ypsonas B’ Primary School in Cyprus presents

2. Britain is also known as United Kingdom (U.K.) and is consisted of: England Scotland Wales N. Ireland. Each part has its own flag but the British flag is the one you can see on the drawing. ENGLAND WALES N. IRELAND SCOTLAND London is the capital of Britain. Population: 59 652 000 Size: 244 000 Km 2 Language: English Britain is a member of the European Union (E.U.) since 1973 but they still use British pounds instead of Euro. London

3. CLIMATE Britain has different climates North, South, East and West as follows: NW - cool summers, mild winters, heavy rain NE - cool summers, cool winters, relatively dry all year SE - warm summers, cold winters, some rain all year especially summer SW - warm summers, mild winters, rain all year especially winter The reason for this is because different air masses come from each direction as follows: North - Arctic very cold East - Continental from Europe and Asia South - Tropical warm West - Maritime air has crossed Atlantic bringing wet weather Britain has a variable weather that changes from day to day which means it is difficult to predict. British people usually hold an umbrella… just in case! Rain, rain, rain…