Over the map
Over the map of Great Britain of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and Northern Ireland
Veronika Černá
4. B 2015/2016
Geography Geography
- the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lies off north-west coast of Europe across the English Channel between the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean
It consists of two large islands (Great Britain and Ireland) and many smaller ones (for example: the Islles of Scilly, The hebrides, the Shetlands, the Orkneys, the Isle of Wigh, …)
Britain is divided into four parts:
- England - London - Wales - Cardiff
- Scotland – Edinbourgh - Northern Ireland - Belfast
- the longest rivers are the longest rivers are Thames Thames and the and the SevernSevern
- lakes can be found in lakes can be found in the Lake District the Lake District in north-east in north-east England and in
England and in the Highlands of Scothe Highlands of Scotland (Loch Ness, tland (Loch Ness, Loch Lomond)
Loch Lomond)
The Thames The Lake District
- the uplands are in the north and the lowlands are in the south
- the highest mountain is Ben Nevis 1343 m in the Highlands of Scotlands
- mountain regions:
- The Pennines
- The Cumbrian Mountains (Lake District)
- The Grampian Mountains (Scotland)
- The Cambrian Mountains (Wales)
Ben Nevis
Climate Climate
- Britain has a temperate and humid clima
- winters are mild and summers are not very hot
- it rains a lot and the average temperature is from 4
degrees of Celsius in winter to 16 degrees of Celsius in summer
- climate of Great Britain is influenced by the Gulf Stream
System of government System of government
- is an parlimentary democracy with a is an parlimentary democracy with a
constitutional monarch as a head of state constitutional monarch as a head of state
- the present queen is Elisabeth IIthe present queen is Elisabeth II
- her power is limited by the constitutionher power is limited by the constitution
- the head of state is the Prime Minister, the head of state is the Prime Minister, David Cameron and he leads the Cabinet David Cameron and he leads the Cabinet
The executive power is represented by Parliament, it consists of two chambers:
-the elected House of Common
-the non-elected (hereditary) House of Lords
The house of Common The house of Lords
Backbenchers Backbenchers Speaker of the
House
Prime Minister and
Cabinet Shadow
Cabinet
Other minority parties
The Sovereign
Supporters of the government
Supporters of the Opposition
Party
Neutral Members
Economy Economy
- the United Kingdom has the fifth-largest national economy and second largest in EU
- currency: pound sterling
- London is the world´s largest financial centre
- Canary Wharf is a major business district located in Tower Hamlets
Cities Cities
Liverpool – an importanat port, the city of Beatles
Edinbourgh – industrial and cultural centre
London – on the River Thames
Brighton – with its spa
Cambridge – the residence of the second oldest university Oxford – the seat of the oldest university
