snapshots of britain
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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS(Universidad del Perú, Decana de América)
Facultad de EducaciónE.A.P.: Educación
CULTURA Y EDUCACIÓN EN LOS PAÍSES DE HABLA INGLESA
SNAPSHOTS OF BRITAIN
ALUMNA: CHAMOCHUMBI YANAC, KARINA PATRICIA.
CÓDIGO: 08060019
PROFESORA: LOZADA TRIMBATH, MINNIE ELOISA.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Britain – or Great Britain (GB) – is the name for England,
Wales and Scotland. (1921)
Six counties (1707) Acts of Union
The United Kingdom (UK) consists of 4 countries which are England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland. Each country has its own capital, flag
and symbol.
More than 56 million people live in the two main islands: Great Britain and Ireland.
Cross of St. Patrick
Cross of St. Andrew
Cross of St. George
BELFAST
EDINBURGH
CARDIFF
LONDON
“Union Jack”
England Scotland
Original Union Flag(1606)
Ireland
Current Union Flag
(1801)
Britain’s flag is called the “Union Jack”. It is really three flags on top of each other – the red
cross on white background of St
George for England, the white “X” on blue
background of St Andrew for Scotland,
and the red “X” on white background of St Patrick for Ireland.
LONDON is the capital of the UK
Different areas of London seem like different cities…
City of London
Tower Bridge
London Eye
Palace of Westminster
Piccadilly circus
Buckingham Palace
Wembley Stadium
The core and the periphery
INNER CORE
OUTER CORE
INNER PERIPHERY
OUTER PERIPHERY
One-third of Britain’s
population
1980-95 young
people (18-35)
moved to the core
1987North west of England and
Scotland lost 1.3 per
cent of population
The forecast up to
year 2016 reveals that
population growth will
be in outer core and
inner periphery
Up to 2016 Wales, Scotland and
Northern Ireland will
be virtually static or
even slightly decline