1. THE BRITISH ISLES

2. The British Isles are a group of islands on the north-west coast of Europe. The largest islands are Great Britain and Ireland

3. Archipelagos and smaller islands Orkney Shetland Hebrides Isle of Man Aran Islands (Ireland) Isle of Wight Channel Islands

5. Seas and channels

6. Seas and channels: Bristol Channel Seas and channels: North Channel

7. From a political point of view the area is divided into the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland (Éire).

8. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

9. Plains and hills to the south-east United Kingdom

10. Mountains to the west and to the north The mountains are very old, so they are not very high. Ben Nevis – 1343 m

11. Wicklow Mountains Almost entirely flat or hilly. Many lakes in the Central Plain. The main mountain range is in the south. Ireland = Emerald Island. Ireland Central Plain

12. London Severn Lake Neagh Thames Lake (Loch) Ness Trent Rivers and lakes Rivers: short but navigable. Many important ports at the estuaries (Liverpool, Bristol, London). Small lakes of glacial origin.

13. DUBLIN Blackwater Lough Corrib Barrow Lough Mask Shannon Ireland Main river: Shannon. It has a large estuary in the Atlantic Ocean. Lough Ree

14. Coasts Land’s End Firths Giant’s Causeway Dover Cliffs of Moher

15. Oceanic climate mitigated by the Gulf Stream: -small temperature range (= small difference between summer and winter temperature: between +4° e +16°) - rain all throughout the year -changeable weather Gulf Stream (hot, it comes from the Gulf Of Mexico)