Geographical Features of the UK

The United Kingdom (UK)

Great Britain

English Flag

Welsh Flag

Scottish Flag

Irish Flag

Union Jack (UK Flag)

Patron Saint of England

• Saint George• Legend: He killed a dragon

and rescued a beautiful princessin Libya

• Saint George’s Day – 23rd April

Patron Saint of Scotland

• Saint Andrew• Christian who spread the word of God• Saint Andrew’s Day – 30th November

Patron Saint of Wales

• Saint David• Welsh Bishop• Saint David’s Day – 1st March

Patron Saint of Ireland

• Saint Patrick• Christian• Saint Patrick’s Day – 17th March

Rivers of the UK The River Severn is the longest

river. It is 354 km long and runs through England and Wales

The Thames is the river that goes through London. It is 346 km long

Severn Bore

Thames

The Thames begins near Cirencester in Gloucestershire (source) and meets the North Sea in Essex (estuary)

Oxford

London

Mountains in the UK

Scafell Pike – 978m

Ben Nevis – 1344m

Snowdon – 1085m

UK Countryside

The Cotswolds

• Hills in west-central England• Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty• Highest hill is Cleeve Hill • Mainly in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire

The CotswoldsWinchcombe

Winchcombe

• Small, pretty, Cotswold town• Population in 2001: 4,300 people• Castle: Sudeley Castle• Abbey remains: Hailes Abbey

Sudeley Castle

Bath

• The most southern Cotswold city• It was first built as a spa, by the Romans and

you can still visit the Roman baths• Very popular with tourists• It has got a variety of theatres, museums and

other cultural and sports places to visit• Jane Austen lived there and wrote about the

city in her novels

Bath

Oxford

• University city; one of the best universities in the world and the oldest in all English-speaking countries

• Population: 160, 000 people• It has many historic buildings• A lot of Harry Potter was filmed

there because of the granduniversity buildings

Oxford

Cambridge

• University city; one of the best universities in the world

• It is about 80km north of London• Population: 108,000

including 22,000 students• It is very popular with tourists,

thanks to the university,and has similar architectureto Oxford.

Cambridge

The UK Coast

• The UK has a lot of coast because it is an island• The UK coastline is very long compared to other

countries of the same size (17,820km)• The coast line of Spain is 4,964km long• About 3 million (out of 60 million) people live on

the coast• The coast in the UK is very different depending

on where you are; there can be beaches or cliffs and it can be wild or calm

The UK Coast

Cornwall - south west coast

Bournemouth – south coast

The UK Coast

East Anglia coast

Scottish coast

The UK CoastWhite Cliffs of Dover

Brighton

UK Climate

Questions

• Which countries make up the UK?

• Which countries make up Great Britain?

• Which countries make up the British Isles?

• What is the name of this flag?

• Which country does this flag belong to?

• Who is the patron saint of England?

• Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

• What’s the name of the longest river in Britain?

• What’s the name of the river that runs through London?

• Name one of the mountains that I mentioned, and say which country it is in.

• Name as many of the famous English cities that I mentioned in my presentation as you can.

• How warm does it normally get in England?

• Does it rain a lot?

• Have you ever been to England?

• Would you like to go?