Introduction to Geography Map Fauna Extinct Species Great Britain Ireland

1. By Habib Ur Rehman

3. British Isles
 The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic off
the north-western coast of continental Europe .
 It includes the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man,
the Hebrides and over six thousand smaller islands.
 British Isles includes 2 sovereign states, Ireland and United
Kingdom of Great Britain (includes country of England, Scotland and
Wales and Northern Ireland) .

4. Geography of Great Britain
 Great Britain is an island in United Kingdom.
 Great Britain lies on the European continental shelf, off the north-
west coast of continental Europe, Separated from European
mainland by English channels and north sea.
 It comprises of England , Scotland and Wales.
 With an area of 209331 km2 , it is the largest of the British Isles,
the largest and the ninth-largest island in the world.
 Its population is 60.8 million with 3rd ranked in the world.

6. Fauna of Great Britain
 Amphibians includes smooth newt, great crested newt ,
palmate newt, natter jack toad and pool frog.
 Reptiles includes grass snake, smooth snake, sand lizards ,
viviparous lizards , leatherback turtles
 Mammals includes hedgehog , Shrews , rodents and red fox.
 Great Britain have forty species of native freshwater fish of
which the largest is the salmon .

7. Palmate Newts
 Olive brown or green in color, the underside is yellowish or
white in color.
 Have glandular skins.
 Their slender body help them to swim.
 The small toes help them to hold objects.

8. Leatherback Turtles
 Their adaptations include large body size, change in swim
activity and blood flow and thick layer of fat help themselves
to maintain warm body temperature in cold water.
 Their leathery carapace help them to glide.

9. Hedgehog
 Have a coat of stiff and sharp spines, that protect themselves
from the predators.
 They sleep during the day and awaken at night to search food.
 Hibernate during winter season.

10. Shrews
 Small mammals with cylindrical bodies.
 They have small eyes and large rounded ears.
 The northern shrews have venom in their saliva that help them
kill large prey .

11. Extinct Species
Brown Bear Wild Boar

12. Ireland
 Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic.
 It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North
Channel .
 Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles,
the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth.
 Its area is 84,421 km2 .
 4.8 people million live in republic of Ireland and 1.8 million
people live in Northern Ireland.

13. Ireland

14. Fauna of Ireland

15. Red Deer
 A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is
called a hind.
 Red deer are ruminants , characterized by a four-
chambered stomach.
 They have a reddish-brown coat, which changes to a
brownish-grey in winter

16. Badger
 Instantly recognizable by its white head with conspicuous dark
stripes through the eyes.
 Have short but thick necks with wedge shaped body.
 They cause little damage to agricultural crops.

17. Irish Hare
 Also known as tundra hare, white hare and snow hare, that
is largely adapted mountainous habitats.
 High developed senses of hearing and smell.
 In summer, the coat is various shades of brown. In winter
most molt into a white. The tail remains completely white all
year round.

18. Pine Marten
 They are mainly active at night .
 They have small, rounded, highly sensitive ears and sharp teeth
adapted for eating small mammals, birds, insects and frogs.
 European pine martens are territorial animals that mark their
range by depositing feces (called scats) in prominent locations.

19. Extinct species of Ireland
Species that have become extinct in Ireland in historic times
include the
 Great Auk
 Irish Elk
 Brown Bear
 Eurasian Lynx
 Grey Whale
 wild Cat
 Grey Wolf

20. Great Auk Irish Elk

21. Brown Bear Eurasian Lynx

22. Wild Cat Grey Wolf