Geography: Unit 3 About The UK

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The big picture of the UK 1200 years ago, nobody was living in the British Isles We have spread all over the British Isles, and carved them up like a jigsaw Now they are home to 2 countries. The UK is a place of contracts. Ex: some parts are colder & wetter, some are more crowded London is the UK's capital city & by far its biggest city
Building borders 20000 years ago there were no borders in these islands - because nobody was living here. But over time, different tribes arrived. They fought over things like land, trade & religion In the end, borders were built between different areas. We still have them today.
The British Isles is divided into 2 countries. What are the two countries? The United Kingdom(UK) & the Republic of Ireland. The UK is in turn made up of 4 nations: England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.
The British Isles
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
What is weather? Weather means the state of the atmosphere. Weather can change from day to day. It can be different in different places on the same day.
Which parts are colder? Warmer? The north is usually colder than the south, since it is further from the Equator. Average temperature: Jan, around 4 or 5°C, July, around 13 or 14°C It's colder on highland than on low land. The higher you go, the cooler it gets. The south is warmest since it is nearest the Equator. Average temperature: Jan, around 6 or 7°C, July, around 16 or 17°C. The west coast is warmer than the east coast, in winter. That's because it's warmed by a warm ocean current, called the North Atlantic Drift.
Which parts are wettest? The higher parts are wetter. High ground forces the warm, moist air to rise. So water vapour cools and condenses. Clouds form. It rains. The rain falls on the windward side of the hill - the side facing the wind. The other side- the leeward side - stays quite dry. The dry area on the leeward side is called the rain shadow.
What is population density? The population of a place means the number of people who live in it. The population of the UK is around 64 million. Population density is the average number of people living in an area, per square kilometre.
Urban area
rural area
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