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1、TheUnitedKingdomWhatisthegeographicalpositionoftheuk?Itismarkedbylatitude50`NinsouthernEnglandandbylatitude60’acrosstheShetlandislandsoffthenorthwestcoastofScotland.ThedistancefromthesoutherncoastofEnglandtothemostnorthernpointoftheScottishmainlandis995km,andtheEng
2、lisheastcoastandwelshwestcoastare483kmapart.Withanareaof242,524squarekm.Couldyougiveexamplesofimportantriversintheuk?WhatisthelakedistrictfamousforinBritishliteraryhistory.1.Thelargestriver,theseven,is338kminlength,beginninginWales,emptyingintotheAtlanticOcean.2.Th
3、esecondlargestbutmostimportantriveristheThames.3.InScotland,theClydelakeandtheforth.4.inNorthernIreland,thelagan,theBann,andthefoyle.LakeDistrict,locatedinthecumbrianmountainsofnorthwestEngland,comprises15majorbeautifullakesandhasbecomeapopulartouristdestination.Th
4、isdistrictisattractivealsobecauseofitsassociationwiththelakepoets,whosettledthereintheearly1800s.Whatinfluencestheclimateintheuk?Whatareitsfeatureswithrespecttotemperaturerainfallandsunshine?ThemoistandmildwesterlywindfromtheAtlanticOcean.ThewarmdriftoftheGulfStrea
5、maroundtheland.SmallnessoftheBritishIslesanditsinlet-filledcoastalconfiguration.Rainfall:isfairlywelldistributedthroughouttheyear,withFebruarytomarchbeingthedriestperiodandOctobertoJanuary,thewettest.Temperature:rarelylowerthan0`cinwinterorhigherthan32`cinsummer.Ju
6、lyandaugustarenormallythewarmestmonthsInEngland.DecembertoFebruaryisoftencold,wetandwindy.Sunshine:theukisnotaverysunnycountry.Insummer,averagedailysunshinevariesfrom5hoursinnorthernScotlandto8hoursontheIsleofWightinthesouth.Inwinter,1hourinnorthernScotland,2hourso
7、nthesouthcoastofEngland.HowdoestheweatherintheukaffectBritishlife.Theukuniqueclimatepatterninevitablyresultsinachangeableandoftenunpredictableweather.ThisprovidesaconstanttopicofdailyconversationfortheBritonsanditisbelievedthatthischangeabilityofweatherisacondition
8、ingfactorofthenationalcharacterthathashelpedtheBritishbecomemoreadaptable.Ukismadeupof:England(London),Scotland(Edinburgh),Wales(Cardiff),norther
