Název školy Gymnázium, střední odborná škola, střední odborné učiliště a vyšší odborná škola, Hořice Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0873 Název materiálu VY_22_INOVACE_03.01.01 The UK – Geography Autor Mgr. Dušan Dovičovič Tematická oblast English Speaking Countries Ročník druhý Datum tvorby Srpen 2013 Anotace Materiál je určen k získání základních informací o Velké Británii. Metodický pokyn Prezentaci je možno využít k výkladu látky.
Topographic map of the UK
The UK is a country in the north-west part of Europe consists of 2 main islands (Great Britain and part of Ireland) and lots of smaller ones is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea in the west, the North Sea in the east is separated from continental Europe by the English Channel
The UK II borders on France in the south-east via the English Channel and on the Republic of Ireland in the south of Northern Ireland is connected to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel – the longest underwater tunnel in the world the capital is London
The UK III consists of 4 countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island the biggest cities in in the UK are London, Birmingham, Manchaster, Belfast, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield and Edinburgh the population in the UK is about 63 million
Mountains and rivers most of England consists of lowland terrain mountain ranges in the UK: the Cumbrian Mountains, the Cambrian Mountains, the Pennines and the Scottish Highlands with the highest peak Ben Nevis there are 2 main rivers: the Thames and the Severn
Ben Nevis
Lakes the largest lake can be found in Northern Island and its name is Lough Neagh the most famous lake is Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands – it is famous for its Loch Ness Monster called ‘Nessie’ the Lake District is popular holiday destination located in the Cumbrian Mountains
Loch Ness Lake
Zdroje: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uk_topo_en.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LochNessUrquhart.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BenNevis2005.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uk