xsb第四章习语与地理环境.docVIP

Lesson four Idioms Natural Conditions Geographical Position. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises the Island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the Island of Ireland (on the other, greater part of this island is situated the Free State of Ireland) and a number of adjacent islands. This chain of islands and islets lies on the continental shelf of the European peninsula surrounded by the shallow waters of the sea. They were separated from the continent as the result of a gradual sinking of the land. The coastline of Great Britain is deeply indented and