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Chapter OneGeography, People and Language ContentsGeographyIPeopleIIThe English LanguageIII I Geography1. Geographical Feature2. Climate3. Major Cities Map of the UKRead the map to find:Atlantic Ocean North SeaIrish Sea The English Channel (The Channel Tunnel )The Republic of Ireland GeographyThe official title of the UK the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe UK is made up of:Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. ) Northern IrelandNumerous smaller islands Title and Make up of the UK Location and territoryLocation of the UK: The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 61°N andlongitudes 8°W to 2°ETotal territory: 242,910 square kilometersInteresting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea. TopographyNorthern 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 Rivers and Lakes The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) The second longest river: Thames (332 kilometers long) The largest Lake: Lough NeaghThames Lake District 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 glan