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Introduction of The Curriculum Geography, History, Culture, Social Life, Political System Canada, Australia, New Zealand Learning Methods Preview: get to know the new words and have a picture of the contents. Take the class: listen carefully and make notes. Review: Remember the emphases and do the exercises. PART ONE GEOGRAPHY Chapter Ⅰ A Brief Introduction of Physical Geography Total area: 244,110 sq km(2003) 1. Topography Scottish Highlands Ben Nevis (1343 meters), the highest mountain in Britain England The Pennines, the “backbone of England” Wales Northern part is largely hills and moorland Northern Ireland The Giant’s Causeway Ben Nevis Mount Everest The Giant’s Causeway 2. Climate Moderated by the Atlantic Culf Stream Temperature: 23F(-5C)---75F(24C) C=(F-32)X100/180 Annual rainfall: 26 inches---100 inches 1 inch = 2.54cm Sunshine hours: between 3 and 4 hours a day. 3. Rivers Westward flowing rivers are relatively shorter than eastward flowing rivers. The River Severn is the longest river(290km). The Thames is the most important river. The Thames Chapter Ⅱ Natural Resources Water The free-flowing rivers provide abundant surface water. Fuel Coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power Metal Ores Iron, tin, copper, lead, silver Saline deposits and useful rocks. Energy resource Mineral resources Coal miners in the U.K. Chapter Ⅲ Economy 1. The Characteristics of the British Economy Pound sterling, the currency GDP: 2.57 trillion dollars (2007) GDP per capita: 39,213 dollars (2006) Some food and raw materials need import. Economical concentration Labor force GDP per capital rank (2001) United Kingdom Labor 2. Industry Specialized industrial areas Coal mining Textiles Wool industry Motor vehicles Chemical Iron and steel shipbuilding Two important industries in the United Kingdom are chemical manufacturing and energy production. This chemicals plant, with a power station in the background, is located in Cheshire in western England. The United Ki