Introduction to the UK概要1.ppt

Introduction to UK and Its People Yang Lin Northwestern Polytechnical University Introduction to the Course Intructor: Yang Lin Email: lnyg@ Spring Semester 2015 Objective: This is an introductory course for students to get acquainted with UK and its people from the perspectives of geographical location, political system, economic system, society and cultures, and environment. There are sixteen lectures concerning these prospects. Planning of the Lectures Lecture 1 Introduction Lecture 2 England Lecture 3 Northern Ireland Lecture 4 Scotland Lecture 5 Wales Lecture 6 The Social Framework Lecture 7 Government Lecture 8 Administration Lecture 9 Economic Affairs: Economy and Overseas Trade Lecture 10 Economic Affairs: Employment Lecture 11 Economic Affairs: Industry and Government Lecture 12 Economic Affairs: Finance and Other Service Industries Lecture 13 Economic Affairs: Manufacturing and Construction Lecture 14 Energy and Natural resources Lecture 15 Social and Cultural Issues (I) Lecture 16 Social and Cultural Issues (II) Introduction The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales Map of the U.K. Physical features With an area of about 243,000 square kilometers (93,000 square miles), excluding inland water, the UK is just under 1,000 kilometers (about 600 miles) from the south coast to the extreme north of the Scottish mainland and just under 500 kilometers (around 300 miles) across at the widest point. Key features: Highest mountain: Ben Nevis, in the Highlands of Scotland, 1,343 m (4,406 ft) Longest river: the Severn, 322 km (200 miles) long, which rises in central Wales and flows through Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester in England to the Bristol Channel Largest lake: Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, 396 sq km (153 sq miles) Deepest lake: Loch Morar in the Highlands of Scotland, 310 m (1,017 ft) deep Highest waterfall: Eas a’Chual Aluinn, from Glas Bheinn, also in the Highla