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ENGLAND 英格兰
(GREAT) BRITAIN (大)不列颠岛
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BRITISH ISLES 不列颠群岛
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Location
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16,905/ km2 1st 6,814/ km2 2nd
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Official Language: English
Other Languages:
Welsh威尔士语: about 20% of the population of Wales Scottish Gaelic苏格兰盖尔语: about 60,000 (1%) in Scotland Irish Gaelic爱尔兰盖尔语
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BRITISH ISLES
UNITED KINGDOM
GREAT BRITAIN
ENGLAND
4 NATIONS
ENGLAND 英格兰 SCOTLAND 苏格兰
WALES 威尔士
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NORTHERN IRELAND 北爱尔兰
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St George’s Flag
The River Themes泰晤士河
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How to describe its position?
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广西236,000 km2
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AREA: 243,000 km2
4. Backbone of England
(England): The Pennines
5. Most important river
(England): The Thames
6. Lake District
England
7. Giant’s Causeway
Northern Ireland
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Name
Official Name
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国
Shortened / abbreviated forms
The United Kingdom or The U.K.
Nickname
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Thistle蓟
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cf. The RiverThames (338km): most important river
Features:
being dominated by England longest of 3
retaining a powerful sense of its difference from England
England Scotland
Wales Northern Ireland
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ENGLAND 英格兰
Rose
The Pennines奔宁山脉: the ‘backbone’ of England
Lake District湖区: Lake Poets湖畔(派)诗人
Features:
most populous
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1. London
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Major Cities
(England): the largest and capital city in UK
2. Birmingham
(England): the 2nd largest city in UK
Population
Administrative Division
Area Size
United Kingdom
243,000 km²
England Scotland
130,281km² 78.772 km²
Wales
20,780 km²
Northern Ireland
14,135 km²
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(Northern Ireland): the capital city in Northern Ireland
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Major Mountains and Rivers
1. Highest mountain
(Scotland): Ben Nevis
2. Longest River
(Wales): The Severn River
3. Largest lake
(Northern Ireland): Lough Neagh
Scotland
England
Daffodil 水仙花
Shamrock三叶草
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Wales
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SHale Waihona Puke BaiduOTLAND
St Andrew’s Flag
most important river in Scotland: Clyde River
tallest mountain range: Grampian Mountains格兰扁山脉
tallest one of the range Ben Nevis 本· 尼维斯
wealthiest
highly urbanized London: capital, largest city Birmingham伯明翰: 2nd largest city
130,410km2 60%
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Welsh spoken by 20%
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St. Patrick’s flag
smallest
Northern Ireland/Ulster
Shamrock三叶草
Belfast: capital; biggest city in Northern Ireland
Lough Neagh: largest freshwater lake in UK
The Giants Causeway巨人堤道: World Heritage Site
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Welsh dragon/St. David
WALES
Capital city: Cardiff
Daffodil 水仙花
youngest capital in Europe since 1955 (P5)
longest river of Britain:
The Severn River (354km)
Population
63,000,000
53,000,000 5,200,000
3,100,000
1,800,000
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UK is densely populated.
United Kingdom China World average European average France USA Canada Australia
Capital, 2nd largest city in Scotland: Edinburgh
largest city in Scotland: Glasgow 格拉斯哥
Features: tourism (one of most important industries)
Beautiful scenery Scotch whisky Scottish kilts Bagpipe
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No part is more than 120km from the sea.
广东180,000 km2+海南34,000 km2
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United Kingdom
246 / km2 138 / km2 44.7 / km2 117 / km2 110 / km2
31 / km2 3.2 / km2 2.6 / km2
Monaco 摩纳哥 Singapore
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SCOTLAND
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WALES
NORTHERN IRELAND
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Thistle蓟
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Match the followings
3. Glasgow
(Scotland): the 3rd largest city in UK
4. Edinburgh
(Scotland): the capital city in Scotland
5. Cardiff
(Wales): the capital city in Wales
6. Belfast
John Bull 约翰牛
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Why?
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Geographical Names
The United Kingdom