who consider themselves of purer Celtic blood and retain a stronger feeling of the clan, and Lowlanders, who are largely of Teutonic blood.
16. Give your arguments why do you think the Highlanders are of purer Celtic blood.
SCOTLANDS GOVERNMENT
Local government
Historical types subdivisions of Scotland include the mormaerdom, stewartry, earldom, burgh, parish, county and regions and districts. The names of these areas are still sometimes used as geographical descriptors.
Nowadays Scotland is divided into 29 unitary authorities and 3 island authorities.
17. Take a map of Scotland administrative division and find 5 largest and 5 tiniest authorities in Scotland. Write their names out.
A new Scottish Parliament was elected in 1999. This is the first time Scotland has had its own parliament in 300 years.
The Scottish Government is led by a First Minister.
A Secretary of State for Scotland remains part of the UK Cabinet.
18. What is the name of the First Minister in Scotland?
And who is a Secretary of State for Scotland?
HISTORY OF SCOTLAND
Vikings on the islands
William Wallace
the first man - 6,000 BC
The part of the UK
Robert Bruce
Picts Scots Britons Angels
Edward I and Stone of Destiny
19. Read from the history of Scotland and put the given points in chronological order, the pictures may help you. All of the pictures are given in chronological order.
EDINBURGH
Edinburgh lies
along the Firth of Forth,
near the North Sea.
20. Read the information about the history of the city and explain the following data:
Empress of the Nort
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