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British Isles
Lesson 14: (Cont.)
Political Features of the British Isles
ACTIVITY 2:
The United Kingdom has a population of nearly 60million.More than 90 percent of those people
live in cities and surroundingmetropolitan areas, making the United Kingdom one of themost highly
urbanized countries in the world. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is Europe’s second
largest city with over 7.5 million people. Including the surrounding metropolitan areas, London
has nearly 13 million inhabitants. From your earlier reading, the name of Europe’s largest city is
and it is located in the country of
. London was founded by
theRomansmore than 2000 years ago. It has a rich cultural history and each year millions of tourists
from all over the world visit London to experience historical sites, museums, and theaters.With it’s
location between the economic powers of NewYork and Tokyo, Japan, London has become a world
leader in finance and banking.
TheRepublic of Ireland, in land area, is about one third the size of the United Kingdom.Many
of Ireland’s 4 million people live in rural areas. Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland. Like
London, it is a city rich in history. In 1922 it was the center of the rebellion against British rule.
Now, let’s locate
London, Dublin
, and other important cities in the United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland. 1) Locate each of the cities in the chart below on the map on the next page. 2)
Usingacheckmark, classifyeachcitybyarea towhich it belongs.3)The locationsof the first twocities
have been checked for you.
England
Wales
Scotland Northern Republic of
Ireland
Ireland
London
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Cardiff
Belfast
Dublin
Cork
Glasgow
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
Sheffield
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Using the Internet, visit one of the
following tourist sites in London.
1) Create a postcard for a friend
describing what you discovered.
2) Add an entry to your
Travel
Journal (BLM)
documenting your
visit.
• Tower of London
• MadameTussaud’s
• LondonNatural HistoryMuseum
• LondonScienceMuseum
• BigBen
• Legoland,Windsor
Click
&
Learn
