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THE UNITED KINGDOM - Coggle Diagram
THE UNITED KINGDOM
HISTORY
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Celts came from Europe, land was named after them
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they built camps, cities, roads, Hadrians wall - to protect the country, they brought Christianity to Britain
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today, Britain is one of the six most powerful country in the world
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LONDON
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multicultrural, financial country
HOUSING OF PARLIAMENTS, BIG BEN - clock tower - above the Parliament
TOWER BRIDGE - the most famous symbol, over the river Thames, it can break in the middle, rise up when large ships go through
lots of PARKS - HYDE PARK (the largest in London), ST. JAMES´S PARK (the oldest park)
BUCKINGHAM PALACE - official residence of royal family, every noon changing the guards
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LONDON EYE - on the bank of the river Thames, largest observation wheel in the world
TOWER OF LONDON - castle, used as a prison
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GEOGRAPHY
the UK consists of England (London), Wales (Cardiff), Scotland (Edingburgh), Northern Ireland (Belfast) and many smaller islands
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covers an area of 244,8 km2 (three times that of the Czech republic)
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POLITICAL SYSTEM
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branches: executive, legislative, judicial
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POPULATION
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religion: Christians, Catholics, Protestants