Download Part One British Geography

Part One British Geography
Teaching requirements
To master the following contents:
1. the names of the country
2. the location of Britain
3. the geographical features of UK
4. the other territories of Britain.
5. the Counties of Great Britain.
6.Commonwealth of Nations
7.supplementary readings.
I. The names of the country:
1.Britain
2.the British Isles (geographical names: two
large islands and hundreds of small ones.
The two large islands are Great Britain and
Ireland.)
3.Great Britain: the larger of these two islands.
It forms the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.
4. England
5.the United Kingdom or UK
II. The Location of Britain
• in north-west Europe ,only 35 km from France
and is now linked by a tunnel under the
English Channel. Map1: The Map of the World
Map 2 The Map of Europe
Map 3: The Map of UK
III. The Geographical features of UK
• 1. The south of Britain : mostly low-lying
land, with hills and agricultural land;
• Wales and Scotland : mostly covered in
moorland and mountains.
Map 4 Scotland
numerous islands, and three (3) distinct regions.
The Northern Highlands (nearly two-thirds of the land) : the Grampian Mountains and
many smaller ranges. Ben Nevis, the highest point 4,406 ft. (1,343m).
The Central Lowlands (about 60 miles wide) Most of Scotland's population. the Clyde,
Tay and Forth rivers.
The Southern Uplands. The Cheviot Hills the Tweed.
2. England(see 5: England)
3. Wales (see The Map of Wales)
hilly, mountainous country
numerous bays, sandy beaches, peninsulas and cliffs
hilly, mountainous country,
4. Northern Ireland ( see map 7)
a series of rolling, green hills, with a jagged, indented coastline.
Laugh Neagh, the largest lake in the United Kingdom
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IV.The other territories of Britain(see Maps 8-15)
Map 9: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Map 10:Falkland Islands
Map 11:Montserrat
Map12:Burmuda
Anguilla
Map 14: Map of Virgin Islands
Map 15: Map of the Cayman Island
V. The Counties of Great Britains of Great Britain)
VI. Flag of Commonwealth of Nations
• Commonwealth
• the British Commonwealth , a voluntary
association,without any charter.
• entirely independent(about 50) ‘full members of
the Commonwealth’
• about 20 territories which are dependencies of
the UK or other full members and are regarded
as ‘Commonwealth countries’.
• a meeting of heads of government every two
years.
Commonwealth Realm
• 16 sovereign states of the
Commonwealth that recognize Queen
Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of
state in Australia she is known as "Her
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of
Australia" or simply, the Queen of Australia.
II Climate :
In general terms, weather in the United
Kingdom is moderated by the
prevailing southwest winds off the
North Atlantic. Overall, winters are mild
and summers cool, with numerous
overcast days. Rain is evenly divided
throughout the year.
III. Quick Facts about Britain
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Geographic coordinates: 54 00 N, 2 00 W
Land area: 243,000 sq km (93,000 sq miles).
Coastline: 12,429 km
Length:Just under 1,000 km (600 miles) from
North to South
• Width: About 480 Km from east to west
• Land use:arable land:25%
permanent crops:0%
permanent pastures:46%
forests and woodland:10%
other:19% (1993 est.)
• Natural resources:coal, petroleum, natural
gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay,
chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land
• Capital City: London, Edinburgh, Belfast is
the capital of Northern Ireland. Cardiff
Main Cities:London, Manchester,
Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow,
Edinburgh,
• Main Religion: Christianity
• Number of countries in Europe:48
• Highest mountain: Ben Nevis , 1,343m
(4,406 ft) above sea level.
• Lowest Point: the Fenlands, 4 m below
sea level.
• Longest river:The Severn, 322 km long,
London's population: 6,770,400
• Population of UK:about 59,647,790 (July
2001 est.)
• England's climate:Mild, normally not going
much below zero above 25 degrees
Celcius.
• Most of the time it is between 10 and 20
degrees Celcius.
• Currency: pound sterling