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1、GeographyoftheUKClassOutlineBookNotesPPTQuickQuizQuestions&AnswersUKHistoryVideo(Cont.)UKEnglandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandUKClimateUKClimateFactsSouthEnglandisapproximatelythesamelatitudeasNorthernChina,yethasaverymildclimateforitsNorthlocation.Temperaturesrarely
2、dropbelow7degreescentigrade,andrarelygoabove29degreescentigrade.Inthewinter,S.Englandaveragesonly2hoursofsunshineperday,andN.Englandaveragesonly1.5hoursperday.Englandisfamousforitslackofsunshine.“ThesunnevershinesinBritain.”(FamousAmericanJoke)UKMountainsUKMountain
3、sarenotknownforbeingtall.BenNevisisthehighestmountainintheUKreachingonly1,343meters.Ifyouarelookingfortallmountains,don’tgototheUK;however,thisdoesn’tmeanthemountainsarenotbeautiful.UKPopulationAsof2010,theestimatedpopulationoftheUKis62million.Containssomeofthemost
4、denselypopulatedareasinEurope.Fallingbirthrateshavebeencontainedbymassiveimmigration.TransportationFunFactsOfallofthecanalsbuiltduringthe19thcenturyIndustrialRevolution,nearly2300kmofinlandwaterwaysremain.World’sfirstpublicrailwayforpassengersandfreightopenedinnort
5、hernEnglandin1825.Mostroutesaverageonetrainperhour.TheAngloFrenchrailwaygoesundertheEnglishchannelandlinkstoFrance.RoadsandMotorwaysTheRomansbuiltthefirstroadsinBritainBestbuiltroadsfor1500yearsManyoftheseroadsstillexisttodayIntheUK,carshavetheirdriversseatontherig
6、htside.Industry&Agriculture76%oftheeconomyisbasedonservicesOnly2%oftheworkforceintheUKisinvolvedinfoodandforestry,mainlyinfishing,cattleandsheeprearing,forestry,aswellasgrain,potato,rapeseed,andsugarbeatproductionAirandWaterpollutionaremajorconcernsinEnglandUKKeyGe
7、ographicalFeaturesWateristhekeygeographicfeatureoftheUKUKWeatheristypicallymild;therefore,naturaldisasterssuchashurricanes,typhoons,monsoons,tornados,orearthquakesarequiteseldomThelandareaoftheUKislessthan3%ofthelandareaofChinaWhenthecoastsofalloftheUK’sislandsarei
8、ncluded,thelandmassismorethan60%ofChina’slandmassThedependenceofshipsforBritain’stradehasmadeEnglandoneofthestrongestmaritimepowersintheworld.Man
