Do You Know Scotland?
First of all what is the UK?
- The UK is a country made of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- This country is governed by the Parliament of London and it has members from all four countries.
Scottish Borders
The borders are famous for its textiles. You can buy beautiful tweeds and tartans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweed_(cloth)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartans
How interdependent is Scotland?
Scotland has had power since 1998 to make its own decisions on many matters, including Education, Health and Transport.
Scotland has a role in the UK to make decisions on Defence and Foreign Affairs.
Scotland’s main physical features
- Scotland has different landscapes.
- Mountainous areas are in the north and west.
- The central Valley is mostly lowland.
- The southern Uplands is a hilly area.
Scotland’s coasts
- There are long narrow sea lochs, or fiords, and many islands in the west coast.
- The east coast has few islands, many sand dunes, bays and headlands.
Scotlands’s climate
Temperature is hardly ever extreme.
Summers are warm (16%).
Winters are mild (5%)
It rains the whole year.
People in Scotland
There are 5.1 million people; this is less than 10% of the population of the UK.
Some areas are gaining in population because they have positive factors.
Other areas have a number of negative factors and people are moving away from them.
People have been moving for years
Migrations in the past have left their mark on place names, religions, language and architecture.
Nowadays migrations have given Scotland a multicultural society with a rich variety of beliefs, customs and traditions.
Shetland
The Island has stunning seascapes and spectacular sunsets.
The influence of the Viking is everywhere.
Shetland is home to a million birds.
Orkney
There are 70 or so islands that make up the archipelago.
Kirkwall is the main town. There is a creative industry with known jewellery manufacturers.
The Outer Hebrides
There are different cultures, traditions and heritage in every island.
The Hebrides remain the heartland of Gaelic culture, with the language spoken by islanders.
Highlands and Skye
Inverness is the capital.
Wherever you go you will find natural beauty.
You can find mountains, miles of coastline and islands to explore as well.
Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands
Aberdeen has one of Scotland’s most enchanting skylines, because you can see the stars clearly.
There are a lot of granite buildings.
Angus and Dee
The Angus coastline has miles of sandy beaches.
The area is also rich in historical and cultural monuments from the earliest times to the present day.
Perthshire
You can find the most remarkable trees and woodland in Europe here in Perthshire.
Agyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossach
Here you can trace the footsteps of heroes like St. Columba, Sir William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots.
Kingdom of Fife
This was the home of the Scottish monarchs a long time ago.
It is famous for its golf.
In summer you can see sharks and dolphins.
Edinburgh and Lothians
The old town grew up around the castle that was built upon the remains of an ancient volcano.
Glasgow and Clyde Valley
Glasgow became the most important industrial area of the UK.
There are a lot of buildings of Art Nouveau “Glasgow style” built by architect and design Charles Rennie MacKintosh.
Ayrshire and Arran
Situated on the beautiful Clyde cost is a holiday destination.
You can visit the isle of Arran by ferry from Ardrossan. This place is called Scotland in miniature.
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