英国地理简介British geography.pptVIP

* * National flag of Wales National Flower of Wales Daffodil (水仙) National animal of Wales: Y Ddraig Goch ( [? eraiɡ ɡox]) Motto of Wales Cymru am byth (Welsh) Wales Forever. 永远的威尔士 Red Drag Flag * * Northern Ireland Location and Size: North-eastern part of Ireland 13,000 square kilometers Geography: Mostly hilly The Mourne Mountains Lough Neagh * * National flag of N. Ireland National Flower of N. Ireland Shamrock (荷兰翘摇 ), Flax (亚麻 ) National animal of N. Ireland: none Motto of N. Ireland Who shall separate us? (何人能将我们分开？ * * * * One of Crown Dependency With own legislative assemblies, systems of law and taxation system The UK being responsible for their international relations and external defense The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are neither EU Member States in their own right nor part of the UK Member State. * * The 2001 census Total: 58,789,194 the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) the 21st-largest in the world The population density (246p/km2) is one of the highest in the world (44.57p/km2).(data of 2005) One-third of the population lives in Englands southeast and is predominantly 7.7 million in the capital of London * * Part Population (mid-2006) % (mid-2006) England 50,762,900 83.8 Scotland 5,116,900 8.4 Wales 2,965,900 4.9 N. Ireland 1,741,600 2.9 the UK 60,587,000 100 Mild and temperate More rainy days but less sunny days Rainfall: not very heavy but rather often Shetlands 260 days a year Instability or changeability * * 1. Name of the Country 2. Symbols of the UK 3. Formation of the Country 4. Where is the UK and What’s the size? 5. Climate 6. Natural resources * * The Name of the Union The full and official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The abbreviated name: the United Kingdom / the UK / Great Britain / Britain The informal name: England * * * * The location of the UK Neighboring countries The size of t