英美概况复习资料英国部分.pdf

英美概况复习资料英国部分 Chapter one ★The land FULL NAME : 1. “UnitedKingdom of Great Britain And Northern ireland” 2.“Britain” comes from “Brythons” (300BC) 3.“England” comes from the “Anglo-saxon” conquerors. Means “Angla-land”, It also known as “Angles” LOCATION : 1.English islands are seperated by “North sea” “English channel “ “Doverstrait” 2.50 degree and 60 degree north latitude 2 degree east and 8 degree west longitude 3.The prime meridian of 0 degree passes thorgh “Greenwich” 4.“on which sun never sets” LANDFORMS : 1.Lowland area : Midland, Southern and eastern England. 2.Highland area:pennines, the lake district, most of Wales and Scotland 3.England and Northern ireland are plains 4.Wales and scotland most are mountainous and highland. ★The rivers and lakes 1.The MOST IMPORTANT river: THE THAMES RIVER,passes through the centre of London. 2.The LONGEST river: THE SERVEN RIVER(流浪剑客之河，锤子长) 3.The MERSEY River: Manchester by a ship canal,port Liverpool. 4.The MOST BEAUTIFUL PART in English: THE LAKE DISTRICT. 5.The LARGEST LAKE :THE LAKE NEAGH NORTHERN IRELAND ★The Climate 1.temperate,maritime climate:damn,warm 2.London is a foggy city. 3.Rains a lot.less`sunny 4.Weathers are instable. ★Population Including: ENGLISH (ANGLO-SAXON); SCOTTISH ; WELSH (CELTS) ; IRISH (CELTIS) ★Religion (most important part) 1.Conclusion: UK is a CHRISTIAN Country. 2.Established Church: THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 3.The head of church: Queen or king, crowned by archbishop of canterbury westminster Abbey. Henry VIII 4.Kinds: a.Protestantism(Free church) b. non-christain religions: Buddhist, Jews, The Moslems c.Roman catholic is quite weak cause of the failure of Roman colonists ★Major cities