Scotland 英美文化课件.ppt

North of the border: Scotland Did you know? Loch Ness Edinburgh Battle of Culloden Charles Edward Stuart Riding the marches Bagpipe Hammer throwing Caber tossing Highland dances Tartan Scotland: introduction The?terrain?地形of?Scotland is predominantly突出地 mountainous but may be divided into three distinct 截然不同的regions, from north to south: the Highlands, the Central Lowlands, and the Southern Uplands. More than one-half of the surface of Scotland is occupied占据 by the Highlands, the most rugged高低不平的 region on the island of Great Britain. Grampian Mountains, Scotland Grampian Mountains, Scotland The Grampian Mountains in central Scotland form a natural division分界线 between the Lowlands and Highlands. Cairn Gorm Peak, shown here, has an elevation海拔 of 1245 m and is one of the Grampians’ major summits. Scotland: introduction To?the?south?of?the?Highlands lies the Central Lowlands, a narrow belt comprising由什么组成 only about one-tenth of the area of Scotland, but containing the majority of the country’s population. The?population?of?Scotland was 5,128,000. Nearly three-quarters of the Scots live in the Central Lowlands. Shetland Islands Scotland: introduction Like?the?climate?of?the rest of Britain, that of Scotland is subject 受什么影响to the moderating 适中的influences of the surrounding seas. As a result of these influences, extreme seasonal 季节性的variations 变化are rare, and temperate温和 winters and cool summers are the outstanding climatic features. Loch Ness Loch Ness is a long, narrow lake in northern Scotland. It extends in a northeastern direction for 37 km. The average width of the lake is about 2 km, and the greatest depth is about 230 m. The lake is reportedly 据说the home of the so-called Loch Ness monster怪物, but its existence存在 has never been proven. Edinburgh Edinburgh, the second largest city in Scotland, is the capital of Scotland. It is Scotlands financial, cultural, educational, and service-industry center and one of Britain’s major tourist centers. The average