REWARDS SECONDARY Lesson 16

Section #1

If you could fly over Ireland on a summer day, you would see lush

14 green meadows and tree-covered hills. Surrounded on three sides

27 by the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland's green color is so striking that it was

37 named the Emerald Isle (#1)

If you flew over Ireland, why would the land appear to be so green that you would call it "emerald, green"?

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The Landscape #2

43 At Ireland's center lies a wide, rolling plain dotted with low hills.

55 Forest and farmland cover this central lowland. Much of the area is

67 rich in peat, or wet ground with decaying plants that can be used for

81 fuel. Peat is a dug from bogs, or swampy lands.

90 Along the Irish coast, the land rises in rocky highlands. In some

102 places, however the central plain spreads all the way to the sea.

114 Dublin, Ireland's capital, is on an eastern stretch of the plain. (#2)

What is one landform found in the center of Ireland?

• rolling plain

• swampy lands

• low hill plains

• none of these

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The Climate #3

What are all the parts of Ireland quite close to?

respond in lowercase

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The Climate #3

What words tell you that the weather in Ireland is somewhat the same year-round?

• Frequent

• Uniform

• Year round

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The Economy #4

What aspects of Ireland make farming a critical part of economy?

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The economy #4

In the mid 1800s what disaster occurred in Ireland?

Name two.

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Section # 5

In addition to farming, what else contributes to Ireland's economy?

• Green land

• Manufacturing

• Minerals

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The People # 6

What was one group that settled Ireland 7,000 years ago?

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Section #6

Besides English what is the other major language of Ireland?

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Influences of the Past # 7

Ireland and Britain have been in conflict for a long time. Summarize some the major reasons for the conflict. Begin your response by writing: Britain and Ireland have been in conflict for a long time for the following reasons: 1 reason..... Another reason.....

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