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BRITISH ISLES

HIGHLANDS West Coast Mountainous

MIDLANDS Southeast of the Highlands Hilly Lots of Coal

LOWLANDS Flows towards the English Channel Flat Fertile Soil for farming

HOW DID ENGLAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION CHANGE IN THE 1400’S?

WHAT IS RELATIVE LOCATION?

WORLD MAP PRE – AMERICAS

PRE- AMERICA Trade is focused in the Mediterranean

Sea Difficult for ships to pass through the

Straight of Gibraltar England is on the outside of trade routes

How does this change when the America’s are discovered?

LONDON Founded by the Romans along the

Thames River.

Largest city in the U.K The World’s most visited city in terms of

international arrivals

THE DOUBLE DECKER Introduced in

1829Single levelHorse Drawn

1908 they were given the signature two storiesRoutemaster

TELEPHONE BOX Colored red to

make them easier to spot.

Can be found in several U.K territories.

Design came from a competition in 1924.

THE UNDERGROUND London had the

World’s first underground railway.

ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

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BRITISH MONARCHY The Queen or King serves as the “head

of state”.Also hold the sovereignty over his/her

subjects. Must be politically neutral.Must follow the constitution.

The ability to make legislation does not reside in the monarch.

Monarchs are also the head of the Anglican Church.

Supporters claim it gives a sense of continuity to the government.

THE MONARCHY Her majesty the Queen Duke of Edinburg Prince of Wales Prince William Prince George

THE MONARCHY

ENGLISH GOVERNMENT

Monarch Prime Minister

House of Lords

House of Common

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Parliament

ENGLISH VS. U.S America England

KEEP THEIR MONARCHY?

Watch the two videos. When we are finished you will be asked

to write an essay response to this question: “Should Britain remove the monarchy or

embrace the tradition?” (Reference information from the videos)

Vid # 1 Vid # 2

“Should Britain remove the monarchy or embrace the

tradition?” (Reference information from the

videos)

London is the ONLY country to host the Olympics three times.

OPENING CEREMONIES

While you watch: Write out 10 things from their pop culture

that has influenced our own culture. (I am looking for things FROM THE CEREMONY!)