"norhtern" - 1 õppematerjal

With and without the

We use the with plural names of people and places: People the Taylors (=the Taylor family), the Johnsons Countries the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States Groups of islands the Canaries / the Canary Islands, the Bahamas, the British Isles Mountain ranges the Rocky Mountains / the Rockies, the Andes, the Alps · The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc. North / norhtern etc: We say: the north (of France) but northern France the south-east (of Spain) but south-eastern Spain Compare: · Sweden is in northern Europe but Spain is in the south. Also: the middle east the Far East You can also use north / south etc. + a place name (without the): North America West Africa South-East Spain Note that on maps, the is not usually included in the name.