GEOGRAPHY AND

MUSICOF

UNITED KINGDOM

1.GEOGRAPHYUnited Kingdom is

located in Western Europe.

The total area of United Kingdom is

243,610 km² .

U.K. consists of: 1 England 2 Scotland 3Wales 4 Northern Ireland

THE LANDThe U.K. Landscape is

very varied, ranging from the Grampian Mountains of Scotland to the lowlands of England.

Ben Nevis, in Scotland,the highest mountain of U.K.(1343 m)

RIVERSIn U.K. rivers are

not very long.

The longest river is Severn,just 338 km long.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1.In which part of the U.K. is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain, located?

a) Englandb) Scotlandc) Northern Ireland

2.What is the capital city of Wales?a) Belfastb) Moscowc) Cardiff

2 MUSICMusic in U.K.

is very varied,ranging from the indigenous folk music to heavy metal. 

ROCK’N’ROLLR’n’R is among

the most popular music in the world.

Many famous bands were founded in UK.

FAMOUS BANDSTHE BEATLES –they

were founded in Liverpool in 1962.

PINK FLOYD – they were founded in 1965 in London.

DEEP PURPLE – founded in Hertford in 1968

THE ROLLING STONES –founded in London in 1962 by Brian Jones,Ian Stewart, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

QUEEN- founded in London in 1971 by Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and John Deacon

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS1. What is the most popular type of music

in U.K.?a) R’n’Rb) Folk music c) Death metal

2.Where do the Beatles come from?a) Londonb) Liverpoolc) Manchester

All images were taken from Wikipedia

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by MarkoIX. gimnazija, Zagreb, Croatia

November 2011