. Europe and other continents . Fig. map of the British Isles. 178 EUROPE tish Highlands are so rugged and barren that few peopleare able to live there. Where the rocks are softer and less disturbed byfolding there are lower and more level tracts, or out the broadest plains of Ireland, Scotland, andEngland (Fig. 122). Notice especially the narrow low-land of southern Scotland, near Edinburgh and Glas-. Fig. view in the Highlands of Scotland. gow. There the rocks are so much softer than thoseof the Highlands that instead of barren, hilly country,there is a fertil
. Europe and other continents . Fig. map of the British Isles. 178 EUROPE tish Highlands are so rugged and barren that few peopleare able to live there. Where the rocks are softer and less disturbed byfolding there are lower and more level tracts, or out the broadest plains of Ireland, Scotland, andEngland (Fig. 122). Notice especially the narrow low-land of southern Scotland, near Edinburgh and Glas-. Fig. view in the Highlands of Scotland. gow. There the rocks are so much softer than thoseof the Highlands that instead of barren, hilly country,there is a fertile lowland, upon which, as in many parts ofEngland, there are thriving industries. What have you already learned (p. 154) about the Great IceAge in the British Isles ? As in northeastern North America,the glaciers had an important effect upon the soil and causedmany lakes (Figs. 128 and 134). Explain how. The coast line is very irregular, as can be seen from themap (Fig. 122). How does the coast compare with that THE BRITISH ISLES 179 of New England? You have already learned that thisirregularity is due to sinking of the land; and that themany islands are the crests of former hills, while the baysand harbors are submerged valleys. Since the moun-tainous western portion had more deep valleys for the seato enter than the level plains of the east, there are moregood harbors on the west coast than on the eastern side KALEVIM
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