Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of the United Kingdom

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Location, Climate, and Natural Resources of
theUnited Kingdom Russia

• Unit 1 Notes

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What do these people have in common?
They are all from the United Kingdom!
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United Kingdom
Click here to watch the Union Jack video clip.
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Location of the UK

• A country of islands off the coast of mainland
  Europe
• Made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland,
  Scotland, Wales

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Location of UK

• Location makes it a HUB for trade
• Across the English Channel is France, west is the
  Republic of Ireland, east is the Scandinavian
  Peninsula
• 10 major ports along UKs coast!

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United Kingdom

• Consists of 4 regions
• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

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Location of UK

• Location has helped the UK become an
  international banking insurance center
• Has more foreign bank branches than any country
  in the world
• Location on the Atlantic Ocean helps it trade
  with the US
• US is the UKs 1 trading partner!

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Climate of the UK

• Mild climate with abundant rainfall throughout
  the year
• No section goes without rain for more than 2
  weeks!
• Winters are mild and wet summers are warmest in
  the south
• The Gulf Stream crosses the Atlantic Ocean
  warms the country, making the winters milder than
  other European countries

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Climate Map

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Natural Resources of the UK

• Has deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas,
  iron ore
• Form the backbone of the countrys industry auto
  production, steel manufacturing, shipbuilding
• Other resources include zinc, lead, gold, tin,
  limestone, salt, clay, gypsum, potash, sand,
  slate

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Natural Resources in UK

• Manufacturing is declining
• Natural resources are being used up and industry
  is changing to cleaner forms of energy
• Many people who once had jobs in mining and
  manufacturing are being retrained for jobs in
  service industries
• 80 of the people work in service industries
  (tourism, health care, education, banking,
  insurance)

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Natural Resources in UK

• Fishing is profitable along the shores of the UK
• Nearly 25 of the country has arable land
  (fertile good for farming)
• Over half of the land is used for farms

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Where People Live

• About 60 million people live in the United
  Kingdom.
• Land Area 243,610 sq km
• Around 90 of the UKs people live in cities.
• London has over 7 million people!

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Tower Bridge in London
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Buckingham Palace
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Big Ben the Parliament Building
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The London Eye
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Stonehenge
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Russia
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Location of Russia

• Spans 2 continents Europe Asia!
• So wide that a train trip across takes a week!
• Shares a border with 15 countries
• Eastern side is bound by Pacific Ocean
• Northern side is bounded by Arctic Ocean
• At its closest point, Russia US are only 3
  miles apart across Bering Strait!

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Location of Russia

• European Russia is mostly landlocked (difficult
  for trading via ship)
• 2 exceptions Murmansk St. Petersburg

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Climate of Russia

• Only has 2 seasonswinter and summer
• Average yearly temperature is below freezing
• Asian Russia (Siberia) has the most extreme
  climate
• lows -40 degrees highs over 90 degrees
• 73 of population lives in European Russia
  (warmer)

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Natural Resources

• Vast forest for lumber are found here, but many
  have been cleared away for cities on the European
  side
• Deposits of gold, aluminum ore, coal, iron are
  found in the Ural Mountains
• Volga River (largest river in Europe) is a major
  source of hydroelectric
• power

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Natural Resources

• Russias large size, rugged terrain, and cold
  climate make it difficult for Russians to use
  their resources

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Where People Live

• Russia is one of the most populous countries in
  the world, with 145.5 million people.
• Land Area 17,098,242 sq km
• Most people live WEST of the Ural mountains,
  where the climate is mildest and the land is the
  most fertile.

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St. Basils Cathedral
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Comparing UK Russia

• Geographically very different
• Russia is larger, with a coastline bordering the
  Arctic Ocean (ports are frozen much of the year)
• UK is an island country with a mild climate and
  many ports accessible all year round

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Comparing UK Russia

• Natural Resources
• Both have fossil fuels, like coal oil
• UKs are dwindling, but much of Russias coal and
  oil is untouchable because of the climate size
  of the country