Scotland

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 * 1) =**INFORMATION ABOUT SCOTLAND **=

Scotland is one of the countries of the United Kingdom. It is situated in the North of the island of Great Britain and occupies about a third of it, and it also counts with more than 790 islands. Apart from its southern border with England, it is surrounded by the North Sea to the east the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. = =
 * ===**HISTORY **===

to exist until 1707, when it politically united England to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Currently, Scotland has a separate legal system from those of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and it constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in public and in private law. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh. || ||
 * The Kingdom of Scotland became an independentstate in the Early Middle Ages and continued


 * **LANDSCAPE **


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 * View from Eilean Donald Castle** || ======Scotland’s landscape can be divided into three main areas; the Southern Uplands, the Central Lowlands and the Highlands and Islands. ======

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** The Southern Uplands ** The Southern Uplands are the fertile plains and hills bordering England. The region boasts magnificent scenery, albeit of a gentler nature than that found in the Highlands: the highest peak in the area is only 2763 feet (815 m) high. ======

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** The Central Lowlands ** The Central Lowlands stretch from the Firth of Forth in the east to the Firth of Clyde in the west. This area contains the nation's main industrial belt and the country's two largest cities, Glasgow in the west and Edinburgh, the capital, in the east. Most of the Scotland's population lives in this area. ======

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** The Highlands and Islands ** The Highlands comprise dramatic mountain ranges of sandstone and granite, which rise to their greatest height at Ben Nevis, which at 4406 feet (1343 m) is Britain's highest mountain. Although this region accounts for more than half the total area of Scotland, it has few major population centres apart from the cities of Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee. ======

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The Highland Boundary Fault - often referred to as the Highland Line - is a geological rock fracture running diagonally across the Scottish mainland from Helensburgh in the west to Stonehaven in the north east. This feature forms a natural divider between the mountainous Highland region to the north and west of it and the Lowlands to the south of itOf Scotland's 790 islands, 130 or so are inhabited. The major groups include the Inner and Outer Hebrides off the west coast, the Orkneys and the Shetland isles, both of which lie to the northeast of the mainland. ======

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 * Eilean Donald Castle**

The castle is one of the most photographed monuments in Scotland and a popular venue for weddings and film locations. It has appeared in such films as //[|The Master of Ballantrae]// (1953), //[|The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes]// (1970), //[|Highlander]// (1986), //[|Mio in the Land of Faraway] (1987),// //[|Loch Ness]// (1996), //[|Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]// (1998), //[|Entrapment] (1999),// //[|The World Is Not Enough]// (1999), //[|Kandukondain Kandukondain]// (2000), //[|Elizabeth: The Golden Age]// (2007), //[|Made of Honor]// (2007) and in the television series //[|The New Avengers]// (1976) and //[|Oliver's Travels]// (1995). ||


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">SPORTS **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Watch the following video about Shinty, one of Scotland’s traditional sports:

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 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">TRADITIONAL SCOTTISH CUISINE **===

or other cereal meals in water, milk, or both. It is usually served hot in a bowl or dish. Other grains or legumes may be used, although dishes prepared with other ingredients are often referred to by other names, such as polenta or grits. || media type="youtube" key="PtKqBG5pFfc" height="315" width="420" <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Find out how to prepare traditional Scottish porridge. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Porridge: ** is a dish made by boiling oats (rolled, crushed, or steel cut)


 * ===**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">MUSIC **===

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">Click on the players to listen to three different examples of Scottish folk music:

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 * Mince In a Basket