Ireland
By: Hadden Brooks
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Geography
Geography #2
Religion #2
People
Religion
Economy
Religion #3
Government
Climate
Topography
Cities
Population of Cities
Gaelic Football
Hurling
Association Football
Population of cities #2Religion #4
Two Major Features of Ireland
Ireland New Year
Ireland FoodExchange Rate
Geography
• Total Area- 27,135 square miles ( 70, 280 square kilometers )
• ~Topography~
• Consists of a central plateau
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Geography #2
• Surrounded by isolated groups of hills and mountains
• The coastline is heavily indented by the Atlantic Ocean
• In Ireland, there are central plains surrounded by mountains
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Topography
• Surrounded by isolated groups of hills and mountains
• The coastline is heavily indented by the Atlantic ocean
• Some parts of Ireland are a central plain surrounded by mountains
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People
• Population- 4, 203, 200
• Ethnicity- Irish- 87% ; other white- 8%
• Language- English ( official ;generally used) ~ Irish ( official ; spoken mainly in west seaboard area)
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Religion
• Religion- Christianity 87%
• 23,546 people are Christians
• One holiday includes Christmas
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Religion #2
• Hinduism 3%
• Judaism 6%
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Religion #3
• None 4%
• Some people in Ireland do not have a religion
• These people may not go because some religions do not guarantee freedom
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Climate
• The climate of Ireland can be summed up as mild
• The country generally receives warm summers and mild winters
• Ireland is warmed by the Gulf Stream each year
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Economy
• Capital- Dublin
• Industries- food products, brewing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, machinery, rail transportation equipment
• Currency- Euros
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Exchange Rate
• Ireland uses Euros for money
• One US dollar equals 0.8 Euros
• One Euro equals one dollar and twenty-five cents is the US
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Government
• The government is headed by the prime minister called Taoiseach
• And a deputy prime minister called the Tánaiste
• The Taoiseach is appointed by the president after being designated by Dial Emirian
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Two Major Features of Ireland
• The highest peak in Ireland is Carrantuohill
• Studley Royal Park was developed by the ruins of Cistercian
• This site also contains features dated from the eighteenth century
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Cities
• Some cities of Ireland : Belfast, Cork, Derry, Limerick, Galway, Lisburn
• Ireland has a large number of cities
• All cities have at least 70,000 people
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Population of Cities
• Belfast- {population = 276,459}
• Cork- {population = 190,384}
• Derry- {population = 110,768}
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Population of Cities #2
• Limerick- {population = 90,757}
• Galway- {population = 72,700}
• Lisburn- {population = 71,465}
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Gaelic Football
• This game is a national sport of Ireland
• It is the most popular sport played in Ireland
• There is a senior Gaelic Football champion ship in the summer
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Hurling
• A native sport to Ireland
• The game has similarities of hockey
• Hurling lasts a lot longer than hockey
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Association Football
• Often known as soccer
• The largest participating sport in Ireland
• Three FIFA cups have been won from Ireland
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Ireland New Year
• Whiskey is a major drink
• They dance to music and have fun
• Ireland’s capital, Dublin is filled with a lot of people
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Ireland Foods
• Most food from Ireland are crops
• Potatoes are dominant foods
• Irish people tried to avoid killing cows because they give milk
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Bibliography
• Wikipedia.org
• World Almanac 2010
• http://www.helium.com
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