IRELAND

CLIL: Geography in English

IRELAND ID CARD

Name: EIRE / IRELAND Capital: DUBLIN Monetary unit: EURO Government: REPUBLIC Languages: ENGLISH + IRISH (both official) Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC (84.7%) National Holiday: SAINT PATRICK'S DAY (17th March)

Ireland is an ISLAND.Ireland is situated in the Atlantic Ocean and separated from Great Britain by the Irish Sea.Ireland resembles a BASIN: a central plain rimmed with mountains.

Ireland is called“The land of green”…

why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYz4wMMfPR0

 

Irish PLAINS are effects of the glaciation.

In the LOWLAND (bassopiano) there are many RIVERS.

Liffey river in Dublin.

Shannon river.

They are short but rich of water because of the abundant rains.

The mountains are low.

The country's highest point, Carrauntuohill, in the far southwest, stands at 1041 m high.

The western coastline includes numerous SEA CLIFFS. The most beautiful are the Cliff of Moher: they reach a maximum height of 213 m.

Irish weather can be unpredictable. Ireland has hot summers and warm winters.

Irish climate is influenced most by the Atlantic Ocean. Hills and mountains don’t protect the island from strong winds coming off the ocean.

IRISH ENERGY

Oil field in the North Sea

Fishing

Peat, a fossil fuel (=torva)

Goldworking

In Dublin there is the Guinness beer Factory, one of the most famous beer in the world.

Ryanair, the most famous low-cost company in Europe, is Irish.