文化 Chapte1-1 general survey--uk.ppt

Chapter1 Lesson1: A General Survey -UK Geographical location (1) The UK is an _______ country. The UK is located in the ___________ Europe. Geographic location (2) The UK is country of island surrounded by __________ ( to its east), _____________ (to its north) _______________ (to its west and between Great Britain and Ireland), ______________________ (to its south). The English Channel and The Strait of Dover Eurostar(欧洲之星高速列车） goes across English channel tunnel（英吉利海峡隧道） Area and population Area: 244, 820 sqkm Population: 59.6 million Highly urbanized: 80% living in cities and 20% living in the countryside The most densely populated area: England The least populated area: Northern Ireland Complicated Name 全称：The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 全称的缩略：The United Kingdom or The UK 简称：Britain 代称：England The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Three terms 1）The British Isles –a geographic term which includes two large islands, and , and 5,000 small islands. 2）Great Britain: comprises only England , and _______. 3）Ireland island: includes Northern Ireland and southern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a part of , while southern Ireland became an independent country– . 4）The UK: is made up of and . is made up of , , _______ and________ Ex2: What is the reference of each picture? British Isles, the UK, Great Britain, Scotland, England, or Wales? British Empire （19th century): sun-never-setting empire(日不落帝国） 大英帝国殖民地分布图 （19世纪） Why was the British empire called “the sun-never-setting empire”? At the peak of its power, the British empire took up 1/5 of the world’s dry land, becoming known as “the sun-