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Thames
Lake District
Lake poets
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" ---William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
3. Major Cities — London
❖ the capital of England and of Great Britain ❖ the political center of the Commonwealth ❖ a major port ❖ one of the world's leading banking and financial
2. Climate
Main characteristics:
Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfall
Three major features:
• Winter fog • Rainy days • Instability/changeability
Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.
Topography
England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Lake poets
The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed---and gazed---but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:
Ben Nevis in Scotland — the highest point in UK
Wales: It’s mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous
than North and Mid Wales.
Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly.
For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
terrain in the north-west, north and south-west.
Scotland: Its geography is varied, with
lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west.
The official title of the UK
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The UK is made up of:
• Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. ) • Northern Ireland • Numerous smaller islands
Rivers and Lakes
• The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) • The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) • The largest Lake: Lough Neagh
Location and territory
Location of the UK:
The mainland areas lie between – latitudes 49°N and 61°N and – longitudes 8°W to 2°E
Total territory: 242,910 square kilometers
Map of the UK
Read the map to find:
▪Atlantic Ocean ▪North Sea ▪Irish Sea ▪The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel ) ▪The Republic of Ireland
GeograpThiytle and Make up of the UK
Chapter OnGeeography, People
and Language
Contents
I
Geography
II
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
People
III
The English Language
I Geography
• 1. Geographical Feature • 2. Climate • 3. Major Cities
Lake District
Lake poets
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" ---William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
3. Major Cities — London
❖ the capital of England and of Great Britain ❖ the political center of the Commonwealth ❖ a major port ❖ one of the world's leading banking and financial
2. Climate
Main characteristics:
Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfall
Three major features:
• Winter fog • Rainy days • Instability/changeability
Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.
Topography
England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous
Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
Lake poets
The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed---and gazed---but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:
Ben Nevis in Scotland — the highest point in UK
Wales: It’s mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous
than North and Mid Wales.
Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly.
For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
terrain in the north-west, north and south-west.
Scotland: Its geography is varied, with
lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west.
The official title of the UK
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The UK is made up of:
• Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. ) • Northern Ireland • Numerous smaller islands
Rivers and Lakes
• The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) • The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) • The largest Lake: Lough Neagh
Location and territory
Location of the UK:
The mainland areas lie between – latitudes 49°N and 61°N and – longitudes 8°W to 2°E
Total territory: 242,910 square kilometers
Map of the UK
Read the map to find:
▪Atlantic Ocean ▪North Sea ▪Irish Sea ▪The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel ) ▪The Republic of Ireland
GeograpThiytle and Make up of the UK
Chapter OnGeeography, People
and Language
Contents
I
Geography
II
Βιβλιοθήκη Baidu
People
III
The English Language
I Geography
• 1. Geographical Feature • 2. Climate • 3. Major Cities