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14 Cards in this Set
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lush, green, rimmed with low hills spaced around a fertile central plain
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Ireland
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British Isles are completely surrounded by water.
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Atlantic
North Sea English Channel and Strait of Dover |
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known for fog and rain
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England
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even rainier than England
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Ireland
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dynamic hub of Isles, capital of UK
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London
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a leader during industrial revolution
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Liverpool-Manchester
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2nd largest city in country, badly damaged by WWII bombing and has faced post-industrial decline--but now recovering
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Birmingham
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old industrial city of Scotland, benefits from oil and gas exploration,
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Glasgow
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Presbyterianism began in this capital, cultural center of Scotland
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Edinburgh
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despite violence, it has lively economy, vibrant nightlife, not especially dangerous for visitors
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Northern Ireland city--Belfast
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rebuilt after WW2 bombing, capital on Severn River becoming one of Europe's finest maritime cities
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Wales--Cardiff
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Celtic "Silicon Valley", hub of Ireland's recent economic boom
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Ireland--Dublin
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Many ethnic minorities in Uk such as:
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Chinese, West Indian, South Asian
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predominantly Roman Catholic
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Ireland
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