The "Scotland" introduction presentation

1. S COT L A N D

2. I N T R O D U C T I O N
S COT L A N D I S A CO U N T R Y T H AT I S PA RT O F T H E U N I T E D
K I N G D O M A N D COV E R S T H E N O RT H E R N T H I R D O F T H E I S L A N D
O F B R I TA I N . G L A S G O W I S I T S L A R G E ST A N D B U S I E ST TO W N ;
E D I N B U R G H I S I T S CA P I TA L

3. SY M B O L S

5. G E O G R A P H Y
T H E CO U N T R Y I S D I V I D E D I N TO H I G H L A N D S A N D LO W L A N D S . M O ST O F
T H E I N D U ST R Y I S CO N C E N T R AT E D I N LO W L A N D S , I N T H E C LY D E VA L L E Y. I T
I S M A D E U P O F M O R E T H A N 7 9 0 I S L A N D S . T H E TOTA L A R E A I S 7 8 , 7 7 2 K M 2

6. H I STO R Y
T H E R O M A N S I N VA D E D B R I TA I N I N T H E 1 ST C E N T U R Y A D, D U R I N G W H I C H T I M E
T H E Y A D D E D S O U T H E R N B R I TA I N TO T H E I R E M P I R E A S T H E P R OV I N C E B R I TA N N I A .
T H E Y W E R E , H O W E V E R , U N A B L E TO S U B D U E T H E F I E R C E T R I B E S I N T H E N O RT H . A
M A S S I V E WA L L WA S B U I LT AC R O S S T H E I S L A N D F R O M S E A TO S E A O N D E M A N D B Y
T H E E M P E R O R H A D R I A N TO K E E P T H E S E T R I B E S F R O M I N VA D I N G B R I TA N N I A .

7. G L A S G O W
G L A S G O W A N D E D I N B U R G H A R E T WO G R E AT C E N T R E S O F S COT L A N D.
T H E R E A R E O N LY 4 5 M I L E S B E T W E E N T H E M , A N D I T W I L L TA K E YO U A N
H O U R TO G E T F R O M G L A S G O W TO E D I N B U R G H B Y T R A I N B U T T H E
C I T I E S A R E V E R Y D I F F E R E N T

8. E D I N B U R G H

9. T H E T WO M O ST I N T E R E ST I N G PA RT S O F T H E C I TY A R E T H E O L D TO W N
A N D T H E N E W TO W N . T H E O L D TO W N L I E S B E T W E E N T H E CA ST L E A N D
H O LY R O O D PA L AC E . T H E CA ST L E , I N FAC T, I S O L D E R T H A N T H E C I TY
E D I N B U R G H I S R AT H E R CO L D B U T AT T R AC T I V E . E D I N B U R G H I S K N O W N
A S AT H E N S O F T H E N O RT H . I F YO U WA L K A R O U N D T H E C I TY YO U CA N
TO U C H O N H I STO R Y AT E V E R Y ST E P. P R AC T I CA L LY E V E R Y B U I L D I N G H A S
A TA L E TO T E L L .

10. O N E O F T H E M O ST M O D E ST A N D Y E T O N E O F T H E B E ST
K N O W N M O N U M E N T S I N E D I N B U R G H I S A M O N U M E N T TO
D O G CA L L E D B O B B Y