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Geography

• Climate-is very changeable and unpredictable• Summers are warm and hardly reach 90

degrees F• Winters are cold and don’t drop below 32

degrees F• Temperatures are milder than those on the

continent• January and February are the coldest months

and July is the warmest month

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• England shares its borders with Scotland to the North and Whales to the West

• The Irish Sea is to the North-West and the Celtic Sea is to the South-West

• The North Sea is to the East with the English Channel to the South

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• England’s terrain comprises low hills and plains

• Pennines, also known as the “backbone of England”

• It is the largest mountain range in the country

• The total length of Pennines is 400 kilometers (250 miles)

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• The Pennines are mostly made of limestone and sandstone

• They contain 3 national parks, the Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland, and the Peak District

• Scafell Pike is the highest point in England, it is 987 metres (meters) high

• Scafell is in Cumbria

People

• Ethnicity-British, Irish, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladesh, Caribbean, African, Chinese, Mixed, other South Asian

• Language-70% speak English

• The use of the word “English” to describe Britons from ethnic minorities in England is complicated by the most non-white people in England, identifying as British citizens

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• Religion-Christian- 71.75%, Muslim- 2.97%, Hindu- 1.06%, Sikh- 0.63%,

• Jewish- 0.5%, other- 0.29%, Buddhist- 0.28%, No religion- 14.81%, Not stated- 7.71%

• Average death rate/life range- Females- 81.14 years and males- 76.92 years

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Population

• It is 51,456,400, rounded to 51million

• England is the 25th largest country in the world

• England is also the 4th largest country in the European Union

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Government

• There has not been a government since 1707, when the Acts of England 1707

• England and Scotland joined together to form the Kingdom of Great Britain

• Today, England is governed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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• The Kingdom of England ceased to exist as a sovereign state as it merged with the Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain

• England has the English legal law system, it is the foundation of many legal systems throughout Anglosphere

• It is made by judges sitting in courts

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• England has the English legal law system, it is the foundation of many legal systems throughout Anglosphere

• It is made by judges sitting in courts

• England’s government is called a Parliamentary Monarchy

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Economy

• England’s economy is one of the largest in the world, with the average GDP per capita of £22,907

• It is the largest part of the UK economy• England is a leader in the chemical and

pharmaceutical sectors and in key technical industries, particularly aerospace, the arms industry, and the manufacturing side of the software industry

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Money

• Money is called pence or pound, “p”• Euros are used in the south of England• In England, a dollar in the Us would be

£0.6700 in England• $50 in the Us would equal to £33.5000

there• $1000 in the Us would equal to £670.0000

there

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Current Issues

• Prince William is going to announce soon his engagement to his long time girlfriend, Kate Middleton

• UK Defence (Defense) and technology laboratory (DSTL), Dr. Steven Mitchell, head of DSTL headquarters in Porton

• Down in Wiltshire said to next have generation of paint that could be engineered to absorb chemical warfare agents

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Natural Disasters

• 1665- more than 100,000 people died from the plague

• The plague hit London badly

• 1931- Dogger Bank earthquake

• Earthquake was 6.1 on Richter Scale

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History

• England takes it’s name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries

• England became a unified state in AD 927• The Industrial Revolution began in 18th century

England• During the Age of Discovery in the 15th century,

England has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world

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Sports

• Cricket is England’s national sport

• Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in England and has been played for hundreds of years

• There are also sports like Rugby, Tennis, Netball, Basketball, Golf, Horse Racing, Polo, and Table Tennis (Ping Pong)

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• Badminton, University Boat Racing, Fishing (Angling), Bowls, Boxing, Swimming, Martial Arts, Darts, and Boxing Day Hunts

• In Boxing Day Hunts are traditionally a fox hunting day.

• Huntsmen ride horses and take dogs to track the scent of foxes.

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Holidays

• New Years Day-January 1st

• Good Friday-April 2nd, 2010

• Easter Monday-April 5th, 2010

• May Day-May 3rd, 2010

• Spring Bank Holiday-May 31st, 2010

• Summer Bank Holiday-August 30th, 2010

• Christmas Day-December 27th, 2010

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Bibliography

• http://www.iexplore.com/world_travel/England/Climate

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_England

• http://across.com.nz/WorldsWorstDisasters.html

• http://www.eupedia.com/england/famous_people.shtml

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• http://www.justuk.org/uk/costs/currency.asp

• http://www.adufn.com/forex

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_Dogger_Bank_earthquake

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Isaac_Newton#Life

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