BRITISH GEOGRAPHY Flashcards
What are the British Isles?
The British Isles is a Geographical term for a group of about 5000 islands.
What is Great Britain?
Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland.
Which other islands are there?
There is another island, Ireland, it is composed by Northern Ireland (or Ulster) and the Irish Republic (or Eire).
What is the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland is composed by Great Britain’s Nations, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands.
Where is the highest peak in Britain?
The most mountainous region is Scotland; with the highest peak, Ben Nevis of 1,343 m.
Which is the mountains chain in Britain?
In England Pennine Range extends 224km
How are Wales and Ireland lands?
Wales is also mountainous. In Ireland all the highland areas are around the edge.
Which is the largest river?
Rivers in Great Britain are quite short. The longest are the Severn and the Thames.
Why are rivers important?
The navigation made them an important part of the inland transport.
Which is the population of the UK?
67.886.011 people
When roads came important in Britain?
The railway network flourished between 1830 and 1870.
What carries the most inland freight?
82% of the tonnage of inland freight is carried on the roads
Most popular form of travelling?
The car is the most popular form of passenger mileage within Britain
Km’s of road in the UK?
The UK has a road networking totaling about 422.100km of paved roads
Where does bulk good mostly travel?
Railways, inlands waterways, coastal shipping and pipelines are important in carrying certain types of freight, particularly bulk goods
What happened in 1825? -Transport-
Britain had the world’s first public passenger railway service opened in 1825.
Airtraffic network in the main centers of Britain?
The passenger network now comprises a fast inter-city network linking the main centres of Great Britain.
Which are London’s biggest airports?
London’s two airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, are the world’s two busiest airports, mainly as a result of their geographical position.
Britain’s and Continent trade?
Ports on the south and east coasts have also gained traffic as Britain’s trade has switched towards the continent of Europe.
UK economy
The economy of the UK is a highly developed social market and market-orientated economy.
UK economy ranking
It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world. In 2016, the UK was the tenth-largest good exported in the world and the fifth-largest good importer.
Industry century’s
In the 18th century, the United Kingdom was the first country to industrialize and during the 19th century it had a dominant role in the global economy
mayor economic players
The mayor economic players in the country are: finance and banking, information technology, construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing.
UK currency
The currency of the UK is the pound sterling, which is the world’s fourth-largest reserve currency
Uk agriculture
British agriculture is highly mechanized and productive. its agriculture and fishing provides 60% of the Kingdom’ food needs.
mayor agriculture players
It is mainly dedicated to dairying, beef cattle and sheep, arable crops, pig production, poultry meat, eggs, etc.
cearls and primary livestock
The primary crops include cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, and vegetables. The primary livestock products include beef, veal, chicken, duck, goose, lamb, swine, and turkey.
UK climate
Britain has a generally mild temperate climate, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean.
UK weather
The weather tends to be very changeable as a result of the constant influences of the air masses.
UK average tempèratures
The average temperatures at sea level are above freezing (0ºC). In January, they hover around 4/5ºC. In July, they range from 12ºC to 18.5ºC
Annual rainfalls
Annual rainfall is fairly evenly distributed, but ranges from more than 16000mm in the mountainous areas to less than 800mm over central and eastern parts.
Ethnic and minorities
White British: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British (87%)
Gypsy, Travelers, Irish (01%)
Mixed or multiple (2%)
Asian (7%)
Black British (3%)
Other ethnic group (0.9%)
The British government recognizes the Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Cornish people as national minorities.
Population (each country)
England (53 million) by far the most populous part, followed by Scotland with 5.3 million, Wales as 3.1 million, and Northern Island as 1.8 million.
Urban population
83.2% of the population is urban (56.495.180)
Median age
the median age in The United Kingdom is 40.5 years.
Languages
Celtic language are spoken in Scotland, Cornwall and Northern Ireland, but the predominant language overall is English. In northern and west Wales, Welsh is widely spoken as a first language but less so in the south east of the country, where English is typically the first choice. Also, there are other minor languages as: Gaelic, Irish and Scots.
England’s natural resources
Geological: coal, petroleum, natural gas, limestone, chalk, gypsum, silica, rock salt, china clay, iron ore, tin, silver, gold, lead.
Agricultural: arable land, wheat, barley, sheep.
