The Grampian Mountains
The Southern Uplands
The Cheviot Hills
The Cumbrian Mountains
The Pennine Chain
The Cambrian Mountains
The rivers in Britain
are not long and they are mostly navigable:
The Thames
The Severn
Other the rivers are: the Humber, the Mersey, the
Clyde and the Forth in Scotland.
The British lakes are:
The Lake District in the northwest of England
In Scotland,
lakes are called lochs and there are:
Loch Ness
Loch Lamond
The seas are:
The North Sea separates Great
Britain from Norway
The English Channel
separates the main island from the continent
The Irish Sea divides Britain
from Ireland
The smaller islands
Isle of Man in the Irish Sea
Isle of Wight in the English
Channel
The archipelagos lie off the coasts
of Scotland:
The Hebrides
The Orkneys
The Shetlands
The climate of the British
Isles is determined by the latitude and by the sea, and it is a
maritime climate characterized by frequent winds and variability.
The United
Kingdom consist
of:
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
Each region is divided into counties, the largest
units of local government.
England
Has 46 counties
The capital city is Cardiff
England is the
largest, most populated and industrialized of the lands that make up the United Kingdom.
The south-west peninsula that stretches into the
English Channel is called Cornwall,
which is one of the most popular holiday regions thanks to its warm climate and
magnificent coastline. South-east of London
there is Kent, dubbed the Garden of England.
London is the
capital of the United
Kingdom and the heart of its history, art,
business and trade. It is situated on the river Thames,
and it is one of the largest cities and ports in the world.
Wales
Has 13 counties
The capital city is Cardiff
The present population of Wales is about 3 million. Majority
of population live in the south or along the coast.
The main language of Wales is English but a growing
number of people speak Welsh, a language of Celtic origin.
Scotland
Has 33 counties
The capital city is Edinburgh
The Romans never managed to conquer Scotland, which
was populated by Celtic tribes. The Emperor Hadrian built a wall to mark the
border between Roman territories and the lands beyond.
In many ways Scotland is still a separate nation
with its own law, stamps, banknotes, music, games, food and drink.
In the Highlands
there are high mountains, deep valleys, fast rivers and picturesque lakes.
Northern Ireland or Ulster
Has 6 counties
The capital city is Belfast
Ulster
occupies the north-eastern part of Ireland
and is separated from Britain
of the North Channel and the Irish Sea. Its
central area is a surrounding a lake, Lough Neagh, the largest lake of the United Kingdom.
Like the rest of Ireland, Ulster has a rainy climate, made warmer by the
influence of Gulf Stream.
The population of the United Kingdom
is approximately 60 million people, the 15th largest in the world.
