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Chapter1GeographyandPeople

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NameOfficialNameTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国Shortened/abbreviatedformsTheUnitedKingdomorTheU.K.NicknameJohnBull约翰牛Why?9/28/20242

(GREAT)BRITAIN(大)不列颠岛ENGLAND英格兰GeographicalNamesBRITISHISLES不列颠群岛TheUnitedKingdom9/28/20243

Location★Howtodescribeitsposition?9/28/20244

Sep20095广西236,000km2广东180,000km2+海南34,000km2AREA:243,000km2Nopartismorethan120kmfromthesea.9/28/20245

UnitedKingdomEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIreland9/28/20246

SCOTLAND苏格兰WALES威尔士NORTHERNIRELAND北爱尔兰ENGLAND英格兰4NATIONS9/28/20247

ENGLAND英格兰StGeorge’sFlagRose130,410km260%TheRiverThemes泰晤士河ThePennines奔宁山脉:the‘backbone’ofEnglandLakeDistrict湖区:LakePoets湖畔(派)诗人Features:mostpopulouswealthiesthighlyurbanizedLondon:capital,largestcityBirmingham伯明翰:2ndlargestcity9/28/20248

Thistle蓟StAndrew’sFlagmostimportantriverinScotland:ClydeRivertallestmountainrange:GrampianMountains格兰扁山脉tallestoneoftherangeBenNevis本·尼维斯Capital,2ndlargestcityinScotland:EdinburghlargestcityinScotland:Glasgow格拉斯哥Features:tourism(oneofmostimportantindustries)BeautifulsceneryScotchwhiskyScottishkiltsBagpipeSCOTLAND9/28/20249

WALESDaffodil水仙花Welshdragon/St.DavidCapitalcity:CardiffyoungestcapitalinEuropesince1955(P5)longestriverofBritain:TheSevernRiver(354km)cf.TheRiverThames(338km):mostimportantriverFeatures:beingdominatedbyEnglandlongestof3retainingapowerfulsenseofitsdifferencefromEnglandWelshspokenby20%9/28/202410

NorthernIreland/UlsterSt.Patrick’sflagShamrock三叶草smallestBelfast:capital;biggestcityinNorthernIrelandLoughNeagh:largestfreshwaterlakeinUKTheGiantsCauseway巨人堤道:WorldHeritageSite9/28/202411

BRITISHISLESUNITEDKINGDOMGREATBRITAINEN