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Lecture 1 A Brief Survey of Great Britain I. Geographical features 1. Different Names for UK Britain (or Great Britain) The U. K -- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The British Isles England 2. Constituent Parts of UK The island of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) The northeastern 1/6 of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland) Many smaller adjacent islands 3. Location In the northwest of west Europe West: Ireland, Atlantic ocean East: North Sea North: Iceland, Norwegian sea Southwest: France, Belgium 4. Geographical Features Area:  total: 244,820 km2 (79th) water: 3,230 km2 (1.34%) Population: 61.8 million (by mid-2009) Highland Zone: More than half of the surface of Scotland is occupied by the Scottish Highlands, the most rugged region in Great Britain. Lowland Zone 5.1 England Population: 51 Million Language: English People: Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians, Chinese Religion: Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh River Thames In England Into Thames Estuary,North Sea Second longest(346 km) and most important river Theme River The Lake District 100 mountains and 20 major lakes England National Park Wordsworth Pennines Backbone of England In northern England and southern Scotland 5.2 Northern Ireland Population: 1.6 Million People: Irish Language: English, and Irish Religion: 60% Protestant, 40% Roman Catholic in Northern Ireland (95% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Protestant in the Republic) Lough Neagh The largest lake in UK (392km? 5.3 Scotland Population: 5.1 Million People: Celts, Anglo-Saxons Language: English, Gaelic Religion: Presbyterian Church of Scotland, other Presbyterian churches, Anglicans, Catholics Loch Ness largest in Scotland (56.4 km? Loch Ness monster\ Nessie Ben Nevis highest mountain(1344m) 300m yrs of erosion have rounded the top of the mountain. Challenging climb 5.4 Wales Capital city: