Survey of The United Kingdom.docVIP

Introduction The United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland（the U.K.） Position Relative position: western Europe South: English Channel; East: North Sea Composition England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Coastal islands Topography Scotland is mainly mountainous Three Parts: Highland (north) Lowland (middle), the Upland (south) Grampian Range Ben Nevis, in the western Highlangs, is the highest mountain in Britain. England: the Pennines has been called 搕he backbone of England? Eastern and southern part of England is flatland. Wales: the northern part of Wales is large hills. The central Wales is plateau. The northwest coast is almost totally flat. Northern Ireland: in the north is a broad plateau. Lough Neagh is the largest lake in Britain. Climate Key words: mild, rainy, foggy, changeable Britain is an island surrounded by the sea. It has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. Temperatures rarely fall bellow-5oC in winter or rise above 24oC in summer. Rivers north to the south westward Atlantic Ocean eastward North Sea Exercises The full name of the United Kingdom is ___ and ___. The island of Great Britain is made up of ___. What is the “backbone of England”? How do you describe the British weather? History The Origins of a Nation (5000BC-1066) 4000 BC to 1066, the Dawn of Civilization to the Norman Conquest 4000 to 1500 BC---stone age man, the first farmers, Stonehenge 1500 BC to 43 AD--- the Celts 43 AD to 410 AD---Roman Britain, they came, they saw, they conquered 410 to 1066---the Romans leave, the Anglo Saxons arrive, the Normans conquer 1066 to 1660, the Norman Conquest to Cromwell 1066 to 1154---the Normans consolidate their conquest 1154 to 1485---the Middle Ages, who wants to be king? 1485 to 1603---Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and the Tudors 1603 to 1660---the divine right of kings to rule, then chop off their heads 1660 to 1918, Cromwell to the end of World War