UK-geography, people, and language教学教材.ppt

LOGO Chapter One Geography, People and Language Contents Geography I People II The English Language III I Geography 1. Geographical Feature 2. Climate 3. Major Cities Map of the UK Read the map to find: Atlantic Ocean North Sea Irish Sea The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel ) The Republic of Ireland Geography The official title of the UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The UK is made up of: Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. ) Northern Ireland Numerous smaller islands Title and Make up of the UK Location and territory Location of the UK: The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 61°N and longitudes 8°W to 2°E Total territory: 242,910 square kilometers Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea. Topography Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly. Wales: It’s mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous than North and Mid Wales. Scotland: Its geography is varied, with lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west. England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous terrain in the north-west, north and south-west. Ben Nevis in Scotland — the highest point in UK Lake poets I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud  ---William Wordsworth ?I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high oer vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Lake poets The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-