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Wales, Scotland, Northern Island, Rep. Irland, England - Coggle Diagram
Wales
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Country: mountains, castles.
Most people lives in the south
Cardiff-Newport.Swansea
80% land agricultural use permanent grass + grazing for animals
Coal mining crucial during IR now cloesd
Welsh one of the oldest european language ( celtic language originally spoken by Anglo-Saxon)
Today 2'% of people speak welsh, but there is a new generation who read and write Welsh thanks to the language act of 1993 that give to it the same status of the english language in public sector.
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EISTEDDDFOD FESTIVAL festival for poetry,music and dance in different cities and villages.
Scotland
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Country: lakes, rivers, mountains. Highland wild region with highest mountains
790 island-130 inhabited
Climate temperature thanks to the gulft stream
- Highland
- Central lowland
3.Southern Upland
Edimburgh + Glasgow
- Old town with medieval plan and small street,. The main street connects the royal castle with the royal palace: baroque style with gardens still used for ceremonies and entertainment.
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Northern Island
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Population:
- Unionist, Scottish ancestor, protestant comminity, remain part of England
- Loyalist, irish ancestor, catholic community, want to be part of the republlic
- Who born in one community remains there forever, separate area, own schools, pubs etc.
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The division into 2 parts started with conflict that ended with the Indipendence war 1919-1921 and the Indipendence in 1921 .
This should have been a temporary solution but it became permanent. The borders between Irland and the republic are the only European borders between UK and EU:
Rep. Irland
Flag: cultural and religious diversity. Green: Catholic region + Orange: Protestant region White: union between them
Symbol: Harp and Shamrock
Country: Emerald island, green thanks to rain
All over Ancient monument as stone circle or Celtic crosses as symbol of Christianity, usually there are Bile scenes on it.
Nation of emigrants for this reason the population is very small. before the potato famine 8 million lived in the country, recently lots of people move to england thanks to the booming economy.
Joinung the EU in 1973 turn from a rural economy country into a modern and technological economy that rapidly growth 1995-2007 CELTIC TIGER in 2009 this boom came to an end with the world crisis.
DUBLIN capital and largest city
- Georgian street and building
- Medieval castle: centre of adminitstration
- St. Patrick cathedral seat of archbishop of Canterbury.
- Trinity college founded by Elisabeth I
England
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Most populated of 4 region LAND OF ANGLES +100 ISLANDS
5 REGIONS:
- *Northeast
- most populated 1/3 population lives in London and Grater London
- Vineyards+ production fruits and vegetables
Southdown chalk range runs parallel to the coast + Southhampton
2.Northwest
- lasgest region, mostly rural
- economy based on agricutulre, tourism and dairy procuts
COTSWOLDS region wth beautiful scenery and stone cottage
- beaches and beast climate in England = resort
3,Midland
- heart of England
- blakc country for coal mines ( past crucial now closed) black fogs from the factory
4.East
- Field are often covered with water, but in the past most of the area were covered now it was drained.
Economy: farming, horticulture, tourism
COLCHESTER one of the richest city.
- North
- the poorer and less developed region
- Region leader of the heavty industry thanks to coal and iron deposits until the decline of this sector. Now high level of poverty and unemployment.