Презентация по теме "Great Britain"

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  GREAT BRITAIN
  

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  GREAT BRITAIN
  Introduction
  Geography
  Climate
  Britain’s government
  Economy
  Agriculture
  Regions
  

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  Introduction
  Britain comprises Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
  Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  It is often abbreviated to «UK».
  
  

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  Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elisabeth II as Head of State.
  
  
  The population of the UK is almost 58 million.
  The area is 242 thousand square kilometers.
  The capital is London with 6.75 million people.
  

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  GEOGRAPHY
  
  The British Isles are separated from the continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
  The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
  In Great Britain you can find mountains, plains and valleys. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain, but only 1343 meters high.
  There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.
  

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  CLIMATE
  Britain has a temperate, humid climate. Its characteristic
  features are mild winters,
  not very hot summers,
  rain all the year round and
  frequent changes of the
  weather.
  
  

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  BRITAIN’S GOVERNMENT
  The UK is a constitutional
  monarchy. In law, the
  Head of State is the
  Queen. In practice, the
  Queen reigns, but does not
  rule. The country is ruled
  By the elected government
  with the Prime Minister at
  the head. The British
  Parliament consists of two
  Chambers: the House of
  Lords and the House of
  Commons.
  

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  ECONOMY
  The UK is a highly
  developed industrial
  country. It is known as one
  of the world’s largest
  producers and exporters of
  machinery, electronics,
  textile, aircraft. One of the
  chief industries of the
  country is shipbuilding.
  

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  AGRICULTURE
  Farming is based on livestock breeding and poultry farming.
  More than half of the farms grow dairy and beef cattle and sheep.
  Pigs and poultry are next in importance. The main crops are
  Wheat and barley. Potato and vegetable growing are also
  very important.
  

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  REGIONS
  Great Britain consists of England, Scotland,
  Wales and Northern Ireland.
  England is the most important region in the
  country. London is Britain’s and England’s
  capital and main communication
  centre, one of the world’s
  important financial centers,
  one of the world’s three
  largest cities (with Tokyo
  and New York) and one of
  the largest ports. London is the
  main centre in Britain of
  printing, cinema film production,
  food and drink.
  
  
  
  

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  Scotland is the part of the United Kingdom and is governed from London.
  Comprising an area of 30,000
  square miles. Scotland has
  a population of just over 5
  million people of whom one
  third live in the cities of
  Edinburgh, Glasgow,
  Aberdeen and Dundee.
  All the inhabitants speak English
  although about
  100,000 still speak Scottish
  Gaelic. Edinburgh has long
  been recognized as the capital
  of Scotland, in spite of
  being second in size to
  Glasgow.
  

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  Wales is a small country, bounded on the north and west by the Irish Sea, and on the south by the Bristol Channel.
  Its main industries are coal
  mining, iron, steel, and
  engineering. About two
  thirds of the population live
  in the South Wales coastal
  area, where the three biggest
  towns are located: Swansea,
  Cardiff and Newport.
  Cardiff is the capital of
  Wales.
  It has a modern shopping
  centre.
  

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  Northern Ireland is the second largest of the British Islands
  lying in the Atlantic off the west coast of Great Britain.
  The island of Ireland is politically
  divided into two parts: Northern
  Ireland (Ulster), which forms part
  of the united Kingdom of Great
  Britain, capital Belfast, and the
  Republic of Ireland – a separate
  state named Eire in Irish; its
  capital is Dublin.