Scotland
“Monroes" or peaks over 3000 feet in Scotland.
Buachaille Etive Mòr, in Glen Coe
Ben Nevis, highest peak in Great Britain.
Loc Ness
Glasgow, biggest city in Scotland
Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland
St Andrews, Home of Golf
Scotland
• Scottish Clans• William Wallace• Battle of Culloden 1746• Industrial Revolution
Scottish Clans
Scottish clans (from Scottish Gaelic clann, "children"), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland. Each clan has its own tartan patterns and members wear kilts to represent them.
William Wallace
Sir William Wallace - Was a knight and Scottish patriot who led a resistance against the English occupation of Scotland during the Wars of Scottish Independence
Battle of Culloden 1746
Last land battle fought in
the United Kingdom. It was
against the English versus
the Highlanders. After the
battle the English made
wearing kilts & playing the
bagpipes outlawed in
Scotland.
Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution which began in Britain marked a major turning point in human social history. Manual labor based economies began to be replaced by ones dominated by industry and the manufacture of machinery.
Ireland notes
• Peat• Saint Patrick• Potato Famine• North Atlantic Drift• Northern Ireland conflict
Peat
Because Ireland lacks energy sources, the Irish burn peat as a source of fuel. Peat is partially decayed plant matter found in bogs.
Saint Patrick
Is the patron Saint
of Ireland and is
responsible for
spreading
Christianity to the
island around 400
AD.
Potato Famine The Great Hunger reduced the population of Ireland by 25 percent between 1845 and 1852. It resulted in a mass migration of Irish people to the United
States.
North Atlantic Drift
A current of warm
water from the
tropics that makes
Western Europe
have a mild rainy
climate.
Northern Ireland conflict
Half of Northern Ireland’s
population is Protestant but
99% of the Republic of
Ireland’s population is
Catholic. Catholics in
Northern Ireland want to be
one country with the rest of
Ireland, but the UK doesn’t
want to give up.