The united kingdom
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18.MO – The United Kingdom
- basic geographical and historical facts
- flag, anthem, …
- type of administration (vláda)
- economy
- culture and its difference
- places of interest
- famous people
Osnova:
Geography
History
National symbols
Administration
Economy
Monuments and famous places
Famous people
Lokalita – počasí – největší hory – velká města – hlavní města
Stručná historie (nejdůležitější data od vzniku až po současnost) – prehistoric England – Iberians – Celts – Romans – Anglo Saxons – Vikings – Normans – hundert years war – War of roses – Tudors – Stuarts – Gregorian – Victoria – modern age
Vlajka, hymna, erb
Vláda, politický systém
Ekonomika
Slavná místa a památky
Slavní lidé
I would like to speak about Great Britain. At first I´m gonna talk about geography, than i would like to tell you some historical facts, something about political system and economy. And the last part will be about places of interest and famous pepole.
GEOGRAPHY:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain.
Lying on the north-western coast of the European mainland.
The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island or Ireland and many smaller islands
Consists of four countries- England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Capital city is London, it is also the capital of England
The Capital of Scotland is Edinburgh
The capital of Wales is Cardiff
The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Another big cities: Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester in London. Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Glasgow in Scotland and Swansea in Wales.
Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and English Channel, also known as a La Manche.
Between Great Britain and Ireland lies the Irish Sea.
A rea of 243 km2
11th-largest state in Europe
22nd-most populous country
64, 1 million inhabitants
The largest rivers are Thames, the Severn and the Trent.
Lakes are numerous in the Lake District, the largest being Windermere.
The country can be divided into two regions – Highland and Lowland. The highland zone consist of the following groups of mountains: the Highland of Scotland with the highest peak Ben Nevis. The cheviot hills, which form the border between England and Scotland. Then the Pennines and the Cumbrian mountains.
Climate is quite similar with Europe, there are mild summers, rainy, windy and cold winters. Generally, there is rainy weather (that is why the grass is so green there).
HISTORY:
Britain had become an Island in 5000 BC.
5000BC – 100BC Prehistoric Britain
Stone circles were being erected – including Stonehenge – according to astronomical measurements.
By 3000 BC Iberians (hunters) - lived in Britain.
Probably around 200 BC Celts arrived to Britain from central Europe.
Julius Caesar attempted Roman invasion of Britain withdraws (odstoupil).
Romans were in Britain to 410 AD.
They built Hadrian’s wall, extensive (rozsáhlou) network of straight roads.