SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND

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SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND
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• Geography
• Symbols
• Sights and nature
• Culture and sports

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Geography

• Scotland
• north of the UK
• islands Hebrides, Shetlands, Orkneys
• mainly mountainous
• lakes Loch Lomond, Loch Ness
• mountains Grampian Mount. Ben Nevis, Cheviot
  Hills
• rivers Clyde, Tay
• population 5 million
• cities Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen
• Northern Ireland
• north-west of the UK, north-east of Ireland
• six counties
• mainly lowlands, arable, fertile land
• lakes x rivers Lough Neagh x Bann, Lagan
• mountains Mourne Mount., Giants Causeway
• population 2 million
• cities Belfast, Derry, Lisburn

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Map of the UK

• Autor UKPhoenix79, Název Uk map scotland
  green.png
• Zdroj
• http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileUk_map_scot
  land_green.png

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Symbols

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland

• Scottish flag / St Andrew
• thistle and pine
• unicorn
• whisky
• haggis
• bagpipes and kilt
• Scottish Gaelic
• Robert Burns, William Wallace

• NI flag / St Patrick
• flax and shamrock
• harp
• Catholics
• Irish Gaelic

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Scottish flag
NI flag

• Autor Kbolino, Název Flag of Scotland.svg
• Zdroj
• http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileFlag_of_Sco
  tland.svg

• Autor Jean-Pierre Demailly, Název Ulster
  banner.svg
• Zdroj
• http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileUlster_bann
  er.svg

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Sights and nature

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland

• Edinburgh Old and New Towns, castle, volcano
  Arthurs Seat, museums, the new Parliament
  building, festival
• Glasgow museums
• Aberdeen oil and gas city
• Hebrides St Kilda Archipelago
• Orkneys Ring of Brodgar
• Loch Ness
• Ben Nevis

• Belfast castle, Bel. City Hall, museums
• Giants Causeway basalt columns, result of a
  former volcanic activity

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Ring of Brodgar
Giants Causeway

• Autor Drewcorser, Název Ring of Brodgar.jpg
• Zdroj
• http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileRing_of_Bro
  dgar.jpgfile

• Autor Chmee2, Název Giant's Causeway (14).JPG
• Zdroj
• http//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/FileGiant27s_C
  auseway_(14).JPG

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Edinburgh - Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh - Scottish Parliament

• Autor Darina Sikorová

Autor Darina Sikorová
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Culture and sport

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland

• music Gaelic singing, harp, bagpipe, fiddle,
  accordion, stepdance
• folk collections R. Burns, W. Scott
• sports football, rugby, cricket, golf, croquet,
  field hockey, curling, pool, snooker
• personalities David Bowie, AC/DC, Sean Connery,
  John Logie Baird, A. G. Bell, A. Fleming, Andy
  Murray

• music singing, fiddle, harp, dance
• sports football, rugby, cricket, basketball,
  hockey
• personalities Amanda Burton, Seamus Heaney

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Thank you for your attention.

• Autor DUM Mgr. Darina Sikorová