The Society and Culture of Major English-speaking Countries主要的英语国家的社会和文化
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differences 2. The prevailing south-west winds or the Westerlies The North Atlantic Drift Weather: Changeable: one may experience four seasons in a day the weather may affect the Englishman’s character
4. Where is the country located?
5. Can you list the important rivers and lakes in U.K.?
6. What are the factors which influence the climate in Britain?
Rivers and Lakes play a very important role in the country’s economy. London, Liverpool, Glasgow On the east coast: Tweed, the Tyne, the Tees and the Thames (336km) On the west: The Clyde, the Mersey, the Servern(338km) Transportation Commercial waterway
Features: densely populated and highly urbanized
Topography
The south-west and west: Plateau
The highest peak: Scafell(978m)
The east: open cultivated plain
The Lake DiBiblioteka Baidutrict
A Maritime type of climate Favorable and moderate Mild winter, cool summer, reliable rainfall Factors: Latitude:50 N to 60 N moderate: 1. The surrounding waters tend to balance the seaonal
7. What is the main problem in Northern Ireland?
Britain, the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth (Commonwealth of Nations), the European Union the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Big Ben is the largest clock in Britain and has kept exact time for the nation since May 1859. It has four 23ft (7.5m) dials (one on each face) and the minute hand is 14ft long and made of hollow copper for lightness. In England you can hear Big Ben chiming daily the nation over, either on television news or radio.
1.What’s the official Name of the country?
2.Do you have some idea on England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
3.How much do you know about London?
The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries
I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts
II.Geographical Features III.Rivers and Lakes IV.Climate V. The People
3. Wales: Area: 20,761 km2 Population: 2.899 million The capital: Cardiff The highest mountain: Snowdonia (1,085m)
4. Northern Ireland Area: 14,147 km2 Population: 1.642 million The capital: Belfast
Lake District: the Lake District: North-west England and North
Wales The largest lake in Britain: the Lough Neagh(396km) in Northern Ireland The lake poets: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
The seat of government, the cultural centre, business centre, financial centre
1. England
Area:130,410 km2 km2
60% of the U.K. total 242,910
Population: 48.7million(the U.K. total 58.4 million)
Tower Bridge
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Populantion:5.111 million Area: 78,760 km2 Topography: The north: Highlands The central: Lowlands The south: uplands The highest mountain: Ben Nevis(1,343m) Capital: Edinburgh
4. Where is the country located?
5. Can you list the important rivers and lakes in U.K.?
6. What are the factors which influence the climate in Britain?
Rivers and Lakes play a very important role in the country’s economy. London, Liverpool, Glasgow On the east coast: Tweed, the Tyne, the Tees and the Thames (336km) On the west: The Clyde, the Mersey, the Servern(338km) Transportation Commercial waterway
Features: densely populated and highly urbanized
Topography
The south-west and west: Plateau
The highest peak: Scafell(978m)
The east: open cultivated plain
The Lake DiBiblioteka Baidutrict
A Maritime type of climate Favorable and moderate Mild winter, cool summer, reliable rainfall Factors: Latitude:50 N to 60 N moderate: 1. The surrounding waters tend to balance the seaonal
7. What is the main problem in Northern Ireland?
Britain, the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth (Commonwealth of Nations), the European Union the United Kingdom of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Big Ben is the largest clock in Britain and has kept exact time for the nation since May 1859. It has four 23ft (7.5m) dials (one on each face) and the minute hand is 14ft long and made of hollow copper for lightness. In England you can hear Big Ben chiming daily the nation over, either on television news or radio.
1.What’s the official Name of the country?
2.Do you have some idea on England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
3.How much do you know about London?
The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries
I. Different Names for Britain and its Parts
II.Geographical Features III.Rivers and Lakes IV.Climate V. The People
3. Wales: Area: 20,761 km2 Population: 2.899 million The capital: Cardiff The highest mountain: Snowdonia (1,085m)
4. Northern Ireland Area: 14,147 km2 Population: 1.642 million The capital: Belfast
Lake District: the Lake District: North-west England and North
Wales The largest lake in Britain: the Lough Neagh(396km) in Northern Ireland The lake poets: William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
The seat of government, the cultural centre, business centre, financial centre
1. England
Area:130,410 km2 km2
60% of the U.K. total 242,910
Population: 48.7million(the U.K. total 58.4 million)
Tower Bridge
Buckingham Palace
Scotland Populantion:5.111 million Area: 78,760 km2 Topography: The north: Highlands The central: Lowlands The south: uplands The highest mountain: Ben Nevis(1,343m) Capital: Edinburgh