Transcript The British Isles

Warm-Up
5/12
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In what ways do the people of Scotland and
Wales keep ancient traditions alive?
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Do you know any common terms that are
different in England than in America?
The British Isles
Moor
• Geographical Term
• Treeless, windy, highland areas with damp ground.
Parliamentary Democracy
• System of Government
• Voters elect representatives to lawmaking body (Parliament)
• Those representatives chooses the Prime Minster & make laws.
Constitutional Monarchy
• System of Government
• King or Queen head of state but Constitution provides rights to
citizens and gives power to Parliament.
• Monarch only a figurehead in United Kingdom today.
Peat
• Plants partly decayed in water.
• Found in Ireland
• Can be dried and used for fuel.
• Found in bogs, or low swampy
lands.
The British Isles
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Ireland
United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
• United Kingdom (UK)
• Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland
• Republic of Ireland
• Southern ¾ of Ireland
• Gained independence 1921
United Kingdom Climate & Land
• Short growing season
• Rocky soil
• Limited land area
• Overseas competition
• UK must import 1/3 of its food.
United Kingdom Government
• Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional Monarchy
• House of Lords vs. House of Commons
• Current Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
• Current Prime Minister: David Cameron
• Chosen by whichever Party
has more members in Parliament
United Kingdom Economy
• Major industrial & trading nation.
• Manufactured goods & machinery leading exports.
• Service Industries employ most people
• Banking, insurance, communications, healthcare
London
• Capital and largest city in the UK.
• Over 8 million people.
• Center of business, tourism, & Government
Religion in United Kingdom
• United Kingdom
• Protestant
• Anglican Church
• Republic of Ireland
• Catholic
• Source of conflict for
100’s of years.
Republic of Ireland
• The Emerald Isle
• Lush green meadows & tree covered hills
• Agriculture still important
• Potatoes, barley, wheat etc.
• Today manufacturing employs more people.
• Textiles, pharmaceuticals, computer equipment
• Capital City
• Dublin
• 1/3 of people live in or
around Dublin.