UKGeography介绍.ppt

Edinburgh--- the capital city George Square and Glasgow City Hall The Scots The Scots, paticularly the Highlanders, object being called ‘English’. Gaelic盖尔语 language still spoken in some remote parts Man Wearing Kilt Playing Bagpipes演奏风笛裙 Brief history of Scotland “Hadrian’s Wall” The name of “Scotland” came from The relationship of Scotland and England Hadrian’s Wall a. The war between Scotland and England b. The intermarriage between the Aristocracies and even the royal families c. The Battle of Bannockburn in 14th century AD and its independence again Queen Elizabeth the First who died childless in 1603. James the Sixth of Scotland became James the First of England. In 1707, Scotland joined the Union. In 1745, the unsuccessful rebellion caused Scottish highland clan culture destroyed. Scottish dreamed to be independent. Wales Population: 2.9 million Area: 20 776 sqkm Flag of Wales Flag of Wales 威尔士国旗（又称红龙旗，英语：The Red Dragon）是威尔士的官方旗帜，上半部为白色，下半部为绿色，中间则是一条红色的龙。旗帜长宽比例为3:5。该旗帜于1959年起开始使用。 许多传奇故事都与威尔士龙有关。最有名的莫过于梅林对红龙和白龙打斗的预言。红龙代表威尔士，另一条白色龙代表撒克逊。两条龙彼此对抗，梅林预言红龙终将战胜白龙，待此日来临，亦是威尔士人战胜撒克逊人之日。根据他的预言，白龙首先先占据优势，但最终获得胜利的会是红龙。到了1485 年，威尔士皇族亨利七世（Henry VII）继承王位，被认为将完成他的预言。这是一个关于威尔士和英格兰之间多年斗争的寓言。 Princess of Wales The most beautiful princess of Wales ——Diana. 威尔士是英国最安全、犯罪率最低的地区。 Wales is the most safe and comfortable eare in the Unite Kingdom. Football Wales Country’s Library University of Wales The capital of Wales is Cardiff It had rich coal deposits---Coal-mining is a key industry for the Welsh. Wales is the smallest among the three nations on the British mainland, but larger than the Northern Ireland Main features of Wales 1.Wales was dominated by England longer than the other nations of the union. 2.Wales retains a powerful sense of its different from England. 3. Wales did not fall to the Anglo-Saxon invaders. Map of the UK Read the map to find: Atlantic Ocean North Sea Irish Sea Saint Georges Channel The English Channel (The