Part 4. Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland occupies the north-eastern part of Ireland, which is separated from the island of Great Britain by the North Channel². In the south-west Northern Ireland borders on the Irish Republic³ (Eire⁴).

Almost all the area of Northern Ireland is a plain of volcanic origin, deepening in the centre to form the largest lake of the British Isles, Lough Neagh⁵.

The greatly indented coastline of Northern Ireland is abundant in rocks and cliffs.

Northern Ireland has a typical oceanic climate with mild damp winters (the mean temperature in Janu­ary is +4, +5) and cool rainy summers (the mean temperature in July is +14, +15).

Forests are rather scarce, moors and meadows prevail.

Northern Ireland is mostly an agrarian district. On small farms they grow crops, especially pats, vegetables and potatoes. Large areas are taken up by meadows, where cattle graze. On the river banks and ₀n the coasts the population is engaged in fishing.

QUESTIONS.

1. Where is Northern Ireland situated? What coun­try does it border on?

2. Describe the relief of Northern Ireland.

3. What is characteristic of the coastline of North­ern Ireland?

4. What kind of climate does Northern Ireland en­joy?

5. What vegetation prevails in Northern Ireland?

6. What do people grow on their farms?

CHAPTER REVIEW

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list:

historically, make up, slopes, rocky, broken, sandy, estuaries, conveniently, chalk, Pennine, peninsula, sheltered, cradle, sparcely, volcanic, indented, agrari­an,, graze.

1. Wales is a _______ washed by the sea on three

sides.

2. The rivers form deep _______ well protected from

the sea.

3. Cattle_______in large meadows.

4. The greatly _______ coastline of Northern Ire­land is abundant in rocks and cliffs.

5. The territory of the United Kingdom is_______

divided into four parts.

6. The territory of Northern England is mostly taken up by the low_______Mountains.

7. The Southern Uplands are_______populated.

8. The land in England gradually_______down from

west to east.

9. Northern Ireland is mostly an_______district.

10. Of all the four countries which_______the United

Kingdom, England is the largest.

11. On the east coast the land is low and________.

12. The white_______ cliffs of the south coast are

washed by the English Channel.

13. The Central Lowlands are the_______of the Scot­tish nation.

14. Almost all the area of Northern Ireland is a plain of_______origin.

15. The port of London is _______ situated in the

Thames estuary.

16. The Atlantic Ocean washes the_______and_______

west coasts of England, Wales and Scotland.

17. The valleys are _______ by the high mountains

from the cold east winds.

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