Activity - U.K. Facts and Figures (1643912 - JVO)

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN
FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA Y ELÉCTRICA

Activity
U.K. Facts and Figures
Personal information:
Name: Jonathan Villegas Ortiz
Enrollment: 1643912
Group: 025
Classroom: FGU40
Class-hour: M W F at N1 (5:00 – 5:45)
Class: British Culture
Teacher’s name: M.C. Guillermo Roberto Rossano Perez
Activity
Homework’s name: U.K. Facts and Figures
Semester: January – June 2022
Date: 31 January 2022
Place: Av. Universidad s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 66451 San Nicolás de los Garza,
NL
Instructions
List the most important facts and figures for each one of the countries that make the
U.K. (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland).
Evaluation critery:
• The list should contain at least 10 items per country. You may add photos,
drawings, maps, statistics graphs, etc.,
• Note: You cannot mention a repeated item (for example: capital) in order to
see the things that differentiate them all.
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England
Facts and figures.
Number Figure Fact
The author of the Harry Potter books,

1 JK Rowling, was born in Chipping Sod-
bury, Gloucestershire, England.
London is the capital and largest city of

2
England and the United Kingdom.
The Severn is officially Britain's longest

3 river as it flows through both Wales
and England.
England is 74 times smaller than the

4 USA, 59 times smaller than Australia
and 3 times smaller than Japan.
England has not had a separate politi-

cal identity since 1707, when Great
5 Britain was established as a political
entity. There is no government or par-
liament just for England.
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England is only 35 km from France and

6 is now linked by a tunnel under the
English Channel.
Nearly 84% of the population of the UK

7 lives in England, mainly in the major
cities and metropolitan areas.
The Barbary lion is a national animal of

8
England.
London’s Big Ben Is Not A Clock. It’s

9
actually the bell in the clock.
The current soccer football was born in

England. Its creation is attributed to
England, a country that regulated the
10
game in 1863 through the Football As-
sociation (FA), the first soccer associ-
ation.
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Wales
Facts and figures.
Number Figure Fact
Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountain-

ous country on the western side of
1
Great Britain.
Technically, Wales is a principality.

This means that it is ruled by a prince.
2
Traditionally the Prince of Wales is the
eldest son of the English monarch.
3 The national game of Wales is Rugby.
4 Wales is about the size of Massachu-

setts.
Wales is known for its great actors -

Richard Burton, and today Sir Anthony
Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones. It
5
is also known for its Celtic traditions
and the Red Dragon (Y Ddraig Goch)
on its flag.
The National Flag of Wales have a

6
Dragon.
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The name Wales comes from the Cym-
raeg word Gwalia, meaning in English
7 "Homeland". It later became Latinized
as Walia, then by the Normans to
something like Wal~es....then Wales.
Coal, copper, iron, lead, and gold have

8 been mined in Wales, and slate has
been quarried.
The Welsh landscape, protected by

three National Parks, and the unique
9
Welsh culture bring in tourism, which is
especially vital for rural areas.
A type of shellfish, cockles, is often

10
served with breakfast.
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Scotland
Facts and figures.
Number Figure Fact
Its fresh water lochs (lakes) – there are
over 600 square miles of them. One of
1 the most famous is Loch Ness where a
mysterious monster is said to lurk in
the depths of the water.
It is famous for its clans, kilts, medieval

2 castles, as well as poetry and songs of
Robert Burns.
Theatre lovers from around the world

3 come to Edinburgh for its famous the-
atres festival.
Edinburgh was the first city in the

4
world which has its own fire-brigade.
Main religion: Church of Scotland

5 (Presbyterian) Scottish Episcopal
Church, Roman Catholicism
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Scotland has some 790 islands - 130

6
inhabited.
Official language: English (Scottish

7 Gaelic is spoken by 1.4 percent of the
population).
Scotland is home to one of the oldest

universities in the world, the University
8
of St. Andrews, which was founded in
1410.
Daylight Hours. In December, Edin-

burgh gets around 7 hours of daylight
9
per day, but in June it gets up to 18
hours
11% of Scottish people have red hair -

10 a higher percentage than in any other
country.
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Northern Ireland
Facts and figures.
Number Figure Fact
The Giant's Causeway, situated on the

North East coast of Northern Ireland, is
1 an area of about 40,000 interlocking
basalt columns, the result of an ancient
volcanic eruption.
HMS Titanic ship was built in Belfast,

2
the capital of Northern Ireland.
Famous Irish breweries include Guin-

3 ness, Smithwicks (Kilkenny), and Harp
Lager.
Major Cities: Belfast, Londonderry,

4 Lisburn, Newtonabbey, Bangor,
Craigavon
Northern Ireland lies in the northeast of

the island of Ireland, covering 5,459
5
square miles (14,139 km²), about a
sixth of the island's total area.
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Largest Lake: Lough Neagh - 151

6 square miles (392 km²) Also the largest
freshwater lake in the British Isles
7 Population: 1,685,000 (Census 2001)
8 Currency is Pound Sterling (£).
Highest point: Slieve Donard mountain

9
848 m (2782 ft).
National day: 17 March St Patrick's

10
Day.
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Bibliographic references:
 Facts about England. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado 31 de enero de 2022,

de http://projectbritain.com/britain/england_facts.htm
 Facts and figures about Wales. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado 31 de enero
de 2022, de http://projectbritain.com/britain/wales.htm
 Facts and figures about Scotland. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado 31 de

enero de 2022, de http://projectbritain.com/britain/scotland.htm
 Facts and figures about Northern Ireland. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado
31 de enero de 2022, de http://projectbritain.com/northern_ireland.html
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UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA MECÁNICA Y ELÉCTRICA

The author of the Harry Potter books,

London is the capital and largest city of

The Severn is officially Britain's longest

England is 74 times smaller than the

England has not had a separate politi-

England is only 35 km from France and

Nearly 84% of the population of the UK

The Barbary lion is a national animal of

London’s Big Ben Is Not A Clock. It’s

The current soccer football was born in

Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountain-

Technically, Wales is a principality.

3 The national game of Wales is Rugby.

4 Wales is about the size of Massachu-

Wales is known for its great actors -

The National Flag of Wales have a

Coal, copper, iron, lead, and gold have

The Welsh landscape, protected by

A type of shellfish, cockles, is often

It is famous for its clans, kilts, medieval

Theatre lovers from around the world

Edinburgh was the first city in the

Main religion: Church of Scotland

Scotland has some 790 islands - 130

Official language: English (Scottish

Scotland is home to one of the oldest

Daylight Hours. In December, Edin-

11% of Scottish people have red hair -

The Giant's Causeway, situated on the

HMS Titanic ship was built in Belfast,

Famous Irish breweries include Guin-

Major Cities: Belfast, Londonderry,

Northern Ireland lies in the northeast of

Largest Lake: Lough Neagh - 151

7 Population: 1,685,000 (Census 2001)

8 Currency is Pound Sterling (£).

Highest point: Slieve Donard mountain

National day: 17 March St Patrick's

 Facts about England. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado 31 de enero de 2022,

 Facts and figures about Scotland. (s. f.). projectbritain. Recuperado 31 de

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