英国社会与文化-地理-geography--UK

St. Andrew
The Scottish flag is the cross
of St. Andrew. It is said to be one of the oldest national flags of any country, dating back at least to the 12th century.Tradition suggests that St. Andrew (an apostle of Jesus in the Christian religion) was put to death by the Romans in Greece by being pinned to a cross of this shape.
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A number of principal air masses that affect Britain have been identified. These air masses are defined according to both their region of origin and their course travelled. Air from Arctic regions, for example originates in the Arctic and travels across the relatively warm stretch of the North Sea. Maritime tropical air (mT), on the other hand, orig2i0n20a/5/7tes near the Gulf of Mexico and travels across the warm Atla38ntic before arriving in Britain.
*Drained by the Clyde and Forth & tributaries
*most of Scotland’s industry and population
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Edinburgh castles
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Scotland: Three major parts
*Closely associated with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth and other “Lake Poets”
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Bassenthwaite Lake
Names of lakes in Lake District : Brotherswater
St. Andrew
St. George St. Patrick
St. George
St. George's Cross was the official flag until 1606 when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united. Then it was combined with St. Andrew's Cross. In 1801 the kingdom of Ireland became a part of the union and brought St. Patrick's Cross into the flag.
/assignments /attendance About the final examination 30% + 70% Multiple choice / blank-filling / term explanations / Q & A
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How do you say “英国” in English?
*Other countries have a climate; in England we have weather.
*In no country other than England can one experience four seasons in a single day.
This uncertainty about the weather has had a
How the Union Flag came into being?
(1606)
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The Welsh Dragon
Wales also has its own flag, but it is not represented in Union Jack. This is because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, the Principality of Wales by that time was already united with England and was no longer a separate principality.
definite effect upon the Englishman's character; it
tends to make him cautious, for example. The
foreigner may laugh when he sees the Englishman
setting forth on a brilliantly sunny morning wearing
A Typical Lake District Scene
Buttermere Coniston Water
Crummock Water
Derwent Water
Devoke Water
Elterwater
Ennerdale Water
Esthwaite Water
Grasmere
The Vendace, England's rarest species of fish, and is only found in the Lake District.
Union Flag (Union Jack)
Jacks are additional national flags flown by warships (and certain other vessels) at the head of the ship.
Made up from the flags of England (the Cross of Saint George), Scotland (the Cross of Saint Andrew) and Ireland (the Cross of Saint Patrick).
● The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It consists of Scotland, Wales and England (i.e. the whole of Britain), and also about one-sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The rest of Ireland is selfgoverning
Ben Nevis (1343m), the highest mountain in Britain
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Scotland: Three major parts
II. Midland Valley / Central Lowlands
*A region of lower hills and rolling country
a raincoat and carrying an umbrella, but he may
well regret his laughter later in the day.
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Yearly precipitation
in Britain
Question：
What can we learn from the map? (2 points
III. Southern Uplands
*Broad, rounded hills
*The Cheviot Hills, along the border with England
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Southern Uplands
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Haweswater Reservoir Loweswater Rydal Water
Thirlmere
Ullswater
Wast Water
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Derwent Water
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The British Climate
Geological Park of the Pennies
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Lake District The Lakes Lakeland
*To the west of the Pennines
*The central and most-visited part of the area is contained in the Lake District National Park—one of fourteen national parks in the UK.