Geografie UK (detailní)
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BRITISH ISLES
= Great Britain, Ireland + 5000 smal islands
LOCATED
in Western Europe
4 PARTS OF THE UK
= Scotland - Edinburgh, Wales - Cardiff, Northern Ireland - Belfast, England - London
GEOGRAPHY
TOPOGRAPHY:
Highland Britain (north of Scotland) / Lowland Britain (south of Scotland)
SEAS AND OCEANS:
the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean
the Grampians, the Pennines, Ben Nevis, the Cumbrian ms, the Cambrian ms, Lake District, Exmoor, Dartmoor, Cotswold Hil s
PENINSULAS:
Cornwal peninsula, Dale peninsula (?)
BAYS
: Bristol Bay, Cardigan Bay
CANALS
: Grand Union Canal, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
RIVERS
: River Severn, River Thames, River Trent, River Great Ouse, River Mersey, River Wye, River Cam
LAKES
: Lough Neagh, Loch Lomond, Lower Lough Erne, Loch Ness, Loch Awe
CLIMATE
: temperate oceanic climate (mild and humid) - influenced by North Atlantic current
BIOME
: temperate forest (forests are mixed and deciduous, covering 8% of the total area, dominated by oak trees)
MINERALS
: coal, rock salt, kaolin
UK
IS rich in natural resources
OIL
: oil reserves - North Sea Central Graben (Forties and Brent oilfields)
POPULATION
: 67 mil ion, unevenly distributed population (England has the highest, N. Ireland the lowest), natural increase
Density
: densely populated (especial y London, South, Greater Manchester)
Ethnicity
: predominantly white (other ethnic groups -Blacks, Asians- are sizable especial y in major cities esp. London,
Birmingham, Manchester)
Language
: official language is English (other languages: Gaelic, Irish, Welsh)
Migration
: most from India, Poland, Pakistan and Ireland
Life expectancy