英语国家概况谢福之chapter.ppt

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1、UnionFlagorUnionJackChapterOneGeography,PeopleandLanguageContentsGeographyIPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIIIIGeography1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCities15324EnglandWalesTheRepublicofIrelandScotlandNorthernIrelandEdinburghCardiffLondonBelfastDublinComponentsEn

2、glandScotlandWalesNorthernIrelandEngland:itconsistsoflowlandterrain（低地地形）,withsomemountainousterrain(山区地形)inthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.EnglandEngland occupies the largest.It has an area of 130,281square kilometres which takesup nearly 60% of the whole island

3、.EnglandisinthesouthernpartofGreatBritain.Itisthemostpopulousandwealthiestpartofthecountry.Capital:LondonEnglandHighlyurbanized-80%ofpopulationlivingincities-only2%workinginagricultureDominancein:size/culture/economy-takeEnglandforUKtheThamesRiver泰晤士河Thesecondlong

4、estriver:Thames(346squarekilometers)LakeDistrictascenicspotinNorthWestEnglandApopularholidaydestinationbeingfamousforitslakesanditsmountainsitsassociationswiththeearly19thcenturypoetryandwritingsofWilliamWordsworthandotherpoets.LakeDistrictScotland:Itsgeographyisv

5、aried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.ScotlandScotland,withanareaof78,772squrekilometers,occupiesthenorthernpartofBritain.Tourismisoneofthemostimportantindustries.TouristsfromallovertheworldcometoenjoythebeautyofScottishscenery,todrinkSc

6、otchwhiskyandtoseeScotsmenwearingkiltsandplayingbagpipes.Ben Nevis(本尼维斯山):the highest mountain in Britain(1343m) is located hereTheClydeRiver(克莱德河)isthemostimportantriverinScotlandEdinburgh is the capital of Scotland.ThehighlandsinScotland：sparselypopulated,withma

7、nymountainrangesdominatingtheregion,andincludingthehighestmountainintheBritishIsles,BenNevisBenNevis(1343metershigh)Wales:It’smostlymountainous,takeinguplessthan9%ofthewholeisland.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.WalesIt has an area of 20,780square 

8、kilometres which takes up less than 9% of the whole island.Thelongestriver:SevernRiver塞文河(354squarekilometers)Snowdonia (1,085m) in the northwest is the