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Chapter 15 Section 1. The British Isles and Nordic Nations England. British Isles. British Isles - islands clustered off north-west coast of Europe - largest island is Great Britain Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales United Kingdom - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CHAPTER 15 SECTION 1The British Isles and Nordic
NationsEngland
British Isles British Isles
- islands clustered off north-west coast of Europe- largest island is Great Britain
Great Britain- England, Scotland, Wales
United Kingdom- England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
England England
- the ‘core’ of the United Kingdom- 80 percent of region’s population lives here
England’s Physical Characteristicspage 305
English landscape- Highlands- Midlands- Lowlands
Rise of London as a Trade Center
London- capital city- most important trade center- one of the greatest commercial and shipping cities in the world
Rise of London as a Trade Centerpage 307
London’s Relative Location- Why isn’t the city of Dover the English capital of trade?
Global Trade Patterns- In 1400’s, Europeans pushed westward across the Atlantic Ocean for trade- Great Britain’s central location on Atlantic was ideal for trade
Economic Activitiespage 309
The Rise of Heavy Industry- major coal fields and reserves existed throughout Britain.- coal supplies made the area a center for manufacturing.
Challenges to British Industry- much of coal supply used up during Industrial Revolution- In 1970’s, Britain turned to oil and gas as sources for fuel
*What did Britain’s government encourage to offset the loss of heavy industry?