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Great britain, southwest england, places of interest in southeast england,…
Great britain
geographical
great britain
made up of england, scotland, wales
- biggest of the group of islands in EU
- 8th largest of worldwide
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The british isles
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refers to all the islands of the north west coast of EU continent: great britain, whole of ireland, the channel islands, the isle of man
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political
the UK
although some islands are not part of the UK, they recognize the Queen
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southwest england
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Portsmouth
- home of royal navy
- civilian port for continental ferries, big liners and general cargo
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including: devon. cornwall, somerest, dornset, whitshire, gloucestershire
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Interest in east anglia
- a flat and dominated by agriculture (sugar-beet, potatoes, celery, cereals)
- Not affected by industrial revolution
ouse washes
=> food naturally, a perfect area for ducks, geese, swans
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Cambridge
- cambridge uni since late-12th century
- open only for men until 1871
- with oxford => uni-versities were the intellectual leaders
the fens country
cover 3 counties: lincolnshire, cambridgeshire and norfolk
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interest in midlands
liverpool
- has an important port
- shipping-building industry
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Birmingham
- most important city
- one of england's most productive area "Black country" => in the west
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oxford
famous: motor industry
- medical centre
- oxfam-charity
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manchester, liverpool => centres in the north midlands
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