Scotland Today -> About Scotland -> The Facts
P.S.- PRAKTISK SPROG has kindly permitted us to use their pages about Scotland and the crofters, from no. 3 March 1992, called 'Scotland - the Facts!'
Place the numbers 1 to 5 on the map using the clues. Check with your partner.
1. Edinburgh - the capital city, on the east coast.
2. Inverness - the capital of the Highlands, at the east end of Loch Ness.
3. John O' Groats - the Northern most tip of Scotland.
4. Ben Nevis - the highest mountain in Great Britain at the west end of Loch
Ness.
5. Glasgow - the largest city,. on the west coast.
Exercise 2:
Take a map of Denmark. What towns, cities or things of interest would you place
on the map?
Exercise 3:
How would you describe the places you have chosen? Make up some clues. Now give
your clues to your partner for him or her to try and find the correct answer.
| Scotland | Denmark | ||
| Total area | 78,000 sq. km | Total area | |
| Number of islands | 790 (130 are inhabited) | Number of islands | |
| Distance north to south | 440 km | Distance north to south | |
| Total population | 5.5 million | Total population | |
| Largest city | Glasgow | Largest city | |
| Capital city | Edinburgh | Capital city | |
| Highest mountain | Ben Nevis (1,356 m) | Highest mountain | |
| Longest loch (lake) | Loch Ness (35 km) | Longest loch (lake) | |
| Average yearly rainfall | 1,015 mm | Average yearly rainfall | |
| Industries | Oil, electronics, tourism, fishing, whisky, aluminium | Industries | |
Exercise 4:
Read the above facts. Discuss the information.
Exercise 5:
Find the same facts about Denmark. Fill them in on the sheet. Write
"Denmark - the Facts!" at the top.
Exercise 6:
Make a comparison between the two sets of facts. What similarities can you find?
What differences are there?