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1、ChapterOneGeography,PeopleandLanguageContentsGeographyIPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIIIIGeography1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCitiesMapoftheUKReadthemaptofind:AtlanticOceanNorthSeaIrishSeaTheEnglishChannel(TheChannelTunnel)TheRepublicofIrelandGeographyTheoff
2、icialtitleoftheUKtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUKismadeupof:GreatBritain(theformerlyseparateEnglandandScotland,andWales.)NorthernIrelandNumeroussmallerislandsTitleandMakeupoftheUKLocationandterritoryLocationoftheUK:Themainlandareasliebetweenl
3、atitudes49°Nand61°Nandlongitudes8°Wto2°ETotalterritory:242,910squarekilometersInterestingFact:NooneintheUKlivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.TopographyNorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.Wales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.S
4、cotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.England:itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.BenNevisinScotland—thehighestpointinUKRiversandLakesThelongestriver:SevernRiver
5、(354kilometerslong)Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThamesLakeDistrictLakepoets"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"---WilliamWordsworthIwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldend
6、affodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.LakepoetsThewavesbe
7、sidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichisthebliss
8、ofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.2.ClimateMaincharacteristics:Temperate,withwarmsummers,coldwintersandplentyrainfallThree