United Kingdom Introduction, location,general geography,climate,vegetation, main tourist attraction of United kingdom

1. CASE STUDY OF UNITED KINGDOM

2. INTRODUCTION
 Full name: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland
 Population: 62.4 million (UN, 2011)
 Capital: London
 Area: 242,514 sq. km
 Major language: English
 Major religion: Christianity
 Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82
years (women) (UN)
 Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II
(1952)
 Prime minister: David Cameron
(2010)
 Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£)

3.  The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern
Ireland.
 Much of the north and west of the U.K. is covered in high ground, knife-
edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys.
 Great Britain's rugged mountains, like the Scottish Highlands, offer habitat
that is relatively untouched by humans. The country's 7,700 miles (12,429
kilometers) of shoreline, ranging from tall cliffs to beaches to marshes, also
provide homes for wildlife such as seabirds and seals.
 Major Rivers: Thames, Severn, Tyne
GENERAL GEOGRAPHY

5.  Stonehenge is possibly one of the UK's most famous and
mysterious landmarks.
 Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set
within earthworks.
 It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze
Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial graves.
 The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list
of World Heritage Sites in 1986 . It is a national legally protected
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
STONEHENGE

6.  York Minster is a cathedral
in York, England, and is one of the
largest of its kind in Northern
Europe.
 The minster is the seat of
the Archbishop of York, the
second-highest office of
the Church of England, and is the
cathedral for the Diocese of York.
 The formal title of York Minster is
"The Cathedral and Metropolitical
Church of St Peter in York".
 The title "minster" is attributed to
churches established in the Anglo-
Saxon period as missionary
teaching churches, and serves
now as an honorific title.
MINISTER WEST FRONT
INTERIOR OF YORK MINISTER
YORK MINISTER

7.  Her Majesty's Royal Palace and
Fortress, more commonly known as
the Tower of London, is a
historic castle on the north bank of
the River Thames in central London,
England.
 It was founded towards the end of
1066 as part of the Norman
Conquest of England.
 The White Tower, which gives the
entire castle its name, was built
by William the Conqueror in 1078. A
grand palace early in its history, it
served as a royal residence.
 The Tower has served variously as,
a treasury, the home of the Royal
Mint, a public records office, and
the home of the Crown Jewels of
 It is cared for by the
charity Historic Royal
Palaces and is protected as
a World Heritage Site.
Tower of London

8.  Big Ben is the nickname for the
great bell of the clock at the north end
of the Palace of Westminster in London,
and often extended to refer to the clock
and the clock tower
 The name Big Ben actually refers not to
the clock tower itself, but to the 13 ton
bell housed within the tower and takes
its name from the man who first
ordered the bell, Sir Benjamin Hall.
 It is the 3th largest free-standing clock
tower in the world.
 The tower is now officially called
the Elizabeth Tower, after being
renamed in 2012 (from "Clock Tower")
to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of
Elizabeth II.
BIG BEN

9.  Windsor Castle is often called the largest and oldest inhabited castle in the world. A
Royal home and fortress for over 900 years, the Castle remains a working palace today.
 It is one of the official residences of Queen Elizabeth II who spends many weekends of
the year at the castle, using it for both state and private entertaining.
 Members of the British Royal family have been inspired to paint, draw and sculpt for
generations. This exhibition shows examples of their handiwork from the last 350 years,
including architectural drawings, atmospheric landscapes and portraits of family
members.
Windsor Castle

10.  Durham Cathedral, in the city of Durham in northeast England is the
greatest Norman (roman architecture) building in England and perhaps
even in Europe.
 The foundation stone of Durham Cathedral was laid on August 12,
1093.
 The cathedral has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 In a nationwide BBC poll held in 2001 Durham Cathedral was voted
England’s best-loved building.
Durham Cathedral

11. London Eye

12.  The London Eye (originally called the millennium wheel) is an
instantly recognizable landmark sitting on the South Bank of
the River Thames.
 It is also currently the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe standing a
proud 135 meters in height.
 Officially opened on New Year's Eve 1999, it became operational
in March of 2000 and has since gone on to become the United
Kingdom's most popular tourist attraction.
 It was built to celebrate the start of the new millennium, with
the wheel representative of the turning of time.
 It takes about 30 minutes for the London Eye to travel a full
revolution, and on a clear day from its pinnacle it yields a view
ranging 25 miles in all directions.
 It has 32 pods, each capable of carrying approximately 25 people
at a time. That's a capacity of 800 people at any time. As of June
2008 a cool 30 million people had experienced the London Eye.