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By Marika SCOTLAND · Capital Edinburgh · Offical language English · Population 5,100,000 · Symbol thistle · Scottish food haggis ROBER BURNS · On 25th January · Greatest poet · Wrote about love, the life of working people LOCH NESS MONSTER · Huge and strange monster TARTAN · Different color · Woollen cloth THISTLE · Scotland symbol is thistle FLAG · Flag is blue and white · Name Saint Andrew's Cross SHEEP · Hundreds or thousands sheep on the hillsides CITIES · Biggest cities Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh · Aberdeen univercity town · Glasgow on the river Clyde, the biggest cities · Edinburgh capital AREA · Total 78,772 km2 · Land 97% · Water 3% LANDSCAPE · The Southern Uplands · The Central Lowlands · The northern Highlands and Islands AULD LAND SYNE

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Scotlan History The history of Scotland begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age. Of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age civilization that existed in the country, many artifacts remain, but few written records were left behind.People lived in Scotland for at least 8,500 years before recorded history dealt with Britain. The written history of Scotland largely begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in Britain, when the Romans occupied what is now England and Wales, administering it as a Roman province called Britannia. To the north was territory not governed by the Romans -- Caledonia, by name. Its people were the Picts. From a classical historical viewpoint Scotland seemed a peripheral country, slow to gain advances filtering out from the Mediterranean fount of civilisation, but as knowledge of

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Scotland Scotland lies in the Atlantic Ocean. It's the northern part of Great Britain. The biggest cities of Scotland are Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Glasgow is the biggest of the cities. It was famous as a big industrial centre. Today it's famous for many theatres and art galleries. Scotland is known for its traditions, whisky, music and special food, which all are great attractions for tourists. Scotland's landscape is very attractive. There are wild mountains, heather moors and deep lakes called lochs in the northern part of Scotland. Some people believe that there is a big strange monster in Loch Ness. It's called the Loch Ness monster. Some people say that they have seen it. Tourists come there to see the monster every year but the monster doesn't show itself

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Scotland Scotland is the northern part of Great Britain. It consist of the Lowlands, the Highlands and the islands. The landscape of Scotland is spectacular. There are wild mountains, heather moors and deep lochs. People belive that there is a strange, huge monster one of the lochs in the Highland. Some people say that they have seen it. Few people live in the north of Scotland nowadays. Most of people live in the lowlands. Farmers raise sheep and you can see hundreds or even thousands of them on the hillsides. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburg are the biggest cities in Scotland. Aberdeen is an old university town. Glasgow is the biggest city. It is a famous industrial centre. There are many theatres and art galleries too. All true Scots belong to the clan. Each clan has its own tartan. This is a traditional woollen cloth that has squares and stripes

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Scotland *Scotland is a country in northwest Europe. Capital ­ Edingburgh Population ­ 5.144.200 Patron Saint ­ St.Andrew Monarch ­Elizabeth 2 Language - English Clans of Scotland · "Clann" means family or children in Gaelic. Each clan was a large group of geographicallyrelated people, theoretically a wideranging family, supposedly descended from one ancestor, and all owing loyalty to the head clan chief. It also included a large group of looselyrelated divisions related families or outside groups, all of whom looked to the clan chief as their head and for their protection .  Famous Scottish People William Wallace Rod Stewart

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Population: 5, 055, 000 National emblem: the thistle Capital: Edinburgh National flower: the bluebell Islands: About 790 National instrument: bagpipes Lakes: the best- known is Loch Ness, famous for National dish: haggis Nessie, its mythical monster Scotland is also famous for: whisky, kilts and sheep · One of the four constituent nations which form the UK · They have their own money, system of law, history, stamps, deep- rooted customs, traditions and ancient language- Gaelic · Most people speak the Scottish dialect ­ becoming endangered language · Weather ­ unpredictable · Breathtaking scenery Scottish Industries · Traditional -coal mining, steel production, shipbuilding

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SCOTLAND 1. What is the capital of Scotland? The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. 2. What is the population of Scotland? 2008 estimate is 5, 168, 500. 3. Why isn't S an independent country? Because it's part of the United Kingdom. 4. Did the Romans conquer Scotland? No, the Romans never conquered Scotland. 5. Why did they build Hadrian's wall? They built it to protect thei Empire south of the Scottish border. 6. When were S and England united? Why? Because there were many wars between them and in 1603 the Scottish kind James VI, became King of England and a century later they were united because of that. 7. Who's Robert Burns?' He's the national poet of Scotland. 8. When and how do Scottish celebrate Burns Night? (What do they do on that day?)

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the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest Flag Coat of arms Data · Capital: Edinburgh · Largest city: Glasgow · Languages: English, Gaelic, Scots · Demonym: Scottish · Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II · Total area: 78,772 km² (water 1.9%) · Population: 5,144,200 people · Currency: Pound sterling · Patron Saint: St. Andrew National symbols: thistle kilt tartan pattern bagpipe Flower of Scotland (national anthem) O Flower of Scotland, Those days are past now, When will we see And in the past Your like again, they must remain, That fought and died for, But we can still rise now, Your wee bit Hill and Glen, And be the nation again, And stood against him, That stood against him, Proud Edward's Army, Proud Edward's Army, And sent him homeward, And sent him homeward, Tae think again

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