Destination (Generic)/Activities/Map

Objectives
US 18213 Demonstrate knowledge of United Kingdom and Eire as a tourist destination. (Element 1-2)

Activity
This is a group activity. Locate countries, cities and tourism destinations on a map of the United Kingdom and Eire

Task
Find a map of the UK and locate the following countries (the map is not required to be blank)


 * England
 * Scotland
 * Wales
 * Northern Ireland
 * Ireland (Eire)

The major island groups:


 * Orkney Islands
 * Shetland Islands
 * Isle of Skye
 * Isle of Man
 * Isle of Wight
 * Channel Island
 * Isle of Scilly
 * Western Isles (outer and inner Hebrides)

Locate the following cities:


 * London
 * Manchester
 * Cardiff
 * Edinburgh
 * Belfast
 * Dublin

Locate (and mark on the map) the following tourist destinations:


 * England - Bath, Birmingham, Brighton, Coventry, Cambridge, Liverpool, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Salisbury, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, York, Leicester, Derby
 * Five in Scotland - Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth, St Andrew


 * Three in Wales - Llanelli, Swansea, Newport


 * Three in Northern Ireland - Armagh, Bangor, Londonderry


 * Three in Ireland (Eire) - Blarney, Cork, Kilkenny, Killarney, Limerick, Waterford, Tralee

Identify the travel (by air and water) times between cities in the UK/Eire, and London


 * Manchester - London


 * Cardiff - London


 * Edinburgh - London


 * Belfast - London


 * Dublin - London

= Supporting Resources =


 * Tourism Ireland


 * Tourism in Scotland


 * Tourism in Wales