View
433
Download
0
Category
Tags:
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
Grade 6 presentation "Around the World"
Citation preview
ENGLANDCamille SolisLia Castañeda
GEOGRAPHY• Location• England is part of the UK (United Kingdom)
Total Area
•130,395 km2
NATURAL RESOURCES• The most common natural resources are:
• CLIMATE• In England the climate is very variable, July is the
warmest month, in summer the weather is not higher than 32 degrees and in winter not lower than 0 degrees.
• FOOD• Food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb,
pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable.
Elevation Extremes
The elevation extremes in England is 1,343 m in Ben Nevis which is a mountain.
Also this mountain is the highest elevation extreme in the United Kingdom.
• Popular sports in England• One of the most popular sports in England is
cricket.• Another is rugby, which is similar to football.
• WILD LIFEThere is a variety of animals in the wild life, there are such animals like sand lizards many different types of bats and grass snakes.
Grass Snake
Sand Lizard
Bats
Red Fox
PEOPLE• POPULATION
•56,100,000
• RELIGIONS• Christianity• Islam• Judaism• Buddhism• Hinduism• Sikhism
• LANGUAGES• English• Arabic• French • Irish• Cantonese• Greek• Italian • Spanish
• CAPITAL• London
• Type of Government• Constitutional monarchy, combines monarch
head, with parliamentary system.
•MAIN CITIES
INVERNESS HIGHLAND
ABERDEEN CITY
LONDON
PERTH AND KINROSS CITY
DUNDEE CITY
LEEDS WEST YORKSHIRE
MANCHESTER
History
History1(BC) Stoneage the first people who came to England over 2 million
years ago, use stone weapons to hunt animals.
The Vikings: the viking age begin about 1200 years ago in the 8 century AD. They came across the north sea. They attack. They went to England with the porpouse of get some lands to farm.
The Normans: the normans invaded England in 1066. The leader of the normans was William Duke.
World war two: For almost six years from 1939 to 1945 England have the
worst war ever England do not waste only who fight there where other countries.
In these war many people die.
Indigenous People• Black people (slave trade)• White people• Indian people• Romanich people• Asian people
Government• Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain was crowned in 1953. Her 60 years on the thronewas celebrated in June 2012.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inKSvLk7kiI
Administrative Divisions• England is divided into 9 regions and 48
ceremonial countries. The country is divided in districts and parishes.
Holidays• New Year's Day - January 1• Good Friday - April 18• Easter Monday - April 21• Early May Bank Holiday - May 5• Spring Bank Holiday - May 26• Summer Bank Holiday - August 25• Christmas Day - December 25• Boxing Day - December 26
Bands in england!
Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Oasis
Coldplay
Sources http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/vikingsax.html#5
Youtube video
Recommended