SCOTLAND

     

INTRODUCTION

Well, Scotland is a country that is a part of United Kingdom. It is occupying the northeast part of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west.         The capital is Edinburgh, which has got more of 600.000 people

SCOTLAND'S HISTORY:
The Scotland history begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans began to inhabit what is now Scotland, after the ens of ice age.

The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in Bbritain.
Scotland seemed a peripheral country slow to gain adbances, but over time began to improve.

For the IIIth century until the XIIIth century the Celts were in charge of the Scoltish Crown, which began in 840 and the last was Alexander III, who completed his regn in 1249.

Talking about the geographical orientation of Scotland and his strong reliance on trade routes by sea. Scotland was independed to the south. with the Baltic contries, with France and the European continent. Following the Acts of Union which united Scotland with England ans started the Industrial Revolution. Scotland became one of the commercial, intellectual and industrial powerhouse of Europ.

GASTRONOMI AND TYPICAL PRODUCTS:
Scotland's cooking share many characteristick of England.
In genaral, Scottish cuisme is characterized by her simplicity, using natural products by milk, meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, they also like use spices and herbs.

The haggis is the best know Scottish dish.
It consists on a heavy sausage that is traditionally served with potatoes.
It is a spicy dish with intense flavor, but there are many recipes. Usually cooked with lamb or sheep (lung, liver or heart), mixed with onions, oatmeal, herbs and spices...

This dish is traditionally eaten on Burns Supper every 25th Jenuary, the day which commemorates Scotland's national poets Robert Buns.

The most internation ans popular drink in Scotland is whisky.

CLIMATE:                                                                                                                          The climate of Scotland is temperate and oceanic, and tends to be very changeable. However, temperatures are generally lower than in the rest of the Reino Unido.

Winter maximums average 6ºC in the lowlands, with summer maximums averaging 18ºC.Tiree, in the Inner Hebrides, is one of the sunniest places in the country. The western highlands of Scotland are the wettest place.

Heavy snowfall is not common in the lowlands.