Презентация "The British Isles"

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  The British Isles
  

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  The British isles are a group of islands lying off the north-west coast of the continent of Europe. This archipelago includes two major islands - Great Britain and Ireland and about six thousand small islands .
  
  

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  Two independent states - the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – occupy the territory of the main islands : England is situated in the south and the center of Great Britain , Scotland and Wales take up the north and the west of the island , respectively, and both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are located on the island of the same name – Ireland .
  

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  The British Isles also include three distant islands : the Isle of Man , The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey .
  

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  As for the relief , there are no very high mountains on these islands . The most mountainous part is Scotland where we can find the highest peak of isles – Ben Nevis . Another high mountain is situated in Wales . It’s called Snowdon
  

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  On the islands there are many beautiful lakes . The largest one is Lough Neagh in Ireland with an area of 381 square kilometres . There are also several long rivers.
  

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  The climate of the British Isles is mild . It means that it’s not very cod in winter and not very hot in summer . In winter , as a rule there is no ice on the lakes and the rivers , and snow never lies on the ground for a long .
  

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  Four main ethnic groups live on the islands . They are the English , the Scots , the Welsh and the Irish . Each group has its own language and culture .
  

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  The population of the United Kingdom is over 61 million people . A little more than 7 million people live in London and the suburbs . Most of the British prefer to live in cities although on the islands there are many beautiful provincial towns and villages .
  

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  The state is highly industrialized . Lots of products such as clothes , foodstuff , planes and cars are made in and around London . Different equipment , cars, lorries, TV – and radio sets are produced in Birmingham, and in Manchester we will find plants, producing textile, computers and electronics .
  

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  And the main ship-building center are, of course, London, Glasgow in Scotland and Belfast in Northern Ireland . Lately a very big shipyard has been built on one of the islands of Northern Ireland .
  

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  Every region of Great Britain has its own administrative centre and the symbol .
  England is the biggest region in the country . The symbol of England is the Red Rose . London is the capital of England and Great Britain . London is one of the biggest and most expensive cities in the word situated on the river Thames .
  

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  The symbol of Scotland is the thistle . Edinburgh is the administrative centre .
  

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  The symbol of Wales is the daffodil and leek. Cardiff is the administrative centre .
  

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  The symbol of Northern Ireland is the shamrock .Belfast is the capital and the largest city of the Northern Ireland.