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Major Cities—Belfast City Hall the second largest city capital of Northern Ireland an important historic city 优选 * Landmarks Symbols of Belfast Belfast Castle 优选 *  II People Overall population: over 60 millions Distribution: England: about 50 million Scotland:over 5 million Wales: around 3 million Northern Ireland: about 1.7million 优选 * 课件 课件 课件 课件 课件 课件 课件 课件 Chapter One Geography, People and Language 优选 * Contents Geography I People II The English Language III 优选 * I Geography 1. Geographical Feature 2. Climate 3. Major Cities 优选 * 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 优选 * 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 优选 * 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. 优选 * 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 优选 * Rivers and Lakes The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) The larg