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1、英美国家概况,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Unit 1,Geography, people and natural resources,The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,Think about these questions before we start: 1.What are the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, Englan
2、d, the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth? 2.What is the geographical position of Britain? 3. What is the distribution of Britains population?,Warming-up Activities,Contents,III,1. The Full Name of UK,Introduction,National Flag,The commercial center: the West End The political center: the C
3、ity of Webminster (Downing street, Buckingham Palace) The cultural center: London University (the biggest) The center of Labor Movement (Chartism)宪章运动 The industrial center,Capital City: London,The official language: English The longest river in England: River Severn塞文河 The most important river in B
4、ritain: Thames River 泰晤士河 The largest lake in Britain: Lough Neagh: /lx ne/ Lake 内伊湖 Most famous universities: Oxford University; Cambridge University,Other Facts,The Name of the Country Location and Size Landforms Rivers and Lakes The Coast Climate Natural Resources,Lesson 1 Geography: The Land,Sev
5、eral names to distinguish: British Isles UK Great Britain Britain England,1. The Name of the Country,The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller islands. There are two sover
6、eign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The British Isles also include three dependencies of the United Kingdom: the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, which have their own parliamen
7、ts and laws.,The British Isles,The official name of the UK is the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“. The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is pa
8、rt of the UK now). The name for the union between 1800 and the early 1920s was the “ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” , which changed to its present form in 1927 after the 26 Irish Free States achieved their independence in 1922.,UK,Great Britain has an area of 229,850 km (88,745 sq. mi.
9、) and is the largest island of the British Isles. Great Britain, lying off the western coast of Europe, comprises the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is the official name given to the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales.,Great Britain,England is th
10、e largest country in Great Britain and the UK. It is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain, or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK. The name “England” comes fro
11、m Anglo-Saxon conquerors; it means “Angla-land” in Old English, the land of the Anglo-Saxons, collectively known as Angles who migrated from the northwest of the European Continent in the 5th century A.D.,England,Overview England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland,Landforms,The island of Great Britain
12、can be roughly divided into the lowland area and the highland area. The former comprises Midland, Southern and eastern England, and the latter the broad central upland known as the Pennines, the Lake District, most of Wales and Scotland. Scotland and Wales are the most mountainous parts of the UK. T
13、he Pennines, runs down the centre of northern England. Many coastal areas are low-lying, especially in the east and south of England. The island of Great Britain can be roughly divided into the lowland area and the highland area. The former comprises Midland, Southern and eastern England, and the la
14、tter the broad central upland known as the Pennines, the Lake District, most of Wales and Scotland.,Overview,England covers over 130,000 square kilometers and is the largest of the countries comprising the island of Britain, covering nearly 60% of the island. No place in England is more than 75 mile
15、s (120 km) from the sea. The east and southeast are made up of rolling downs and low-lying plains Middle England is a region of mountains formed by the Pennines (the backbone of England). Cross Fell, 893 meters high, is the highest mountain peak of the Pennines. The north and west of England are hil
16、ly, partly formed by the Cumbrian Mountain Range. Its highest peak Scafell (977m) is the highest point in England.,England,Scotland,Wales,It covers an area of about 20,700km2 in the west of Great Britain, 9% of the total land area. It can be divided into the industrial south, the central plateau and lakes, and the mountainous north. Most of Wales is mountainous, mainly formed by the Cambrian Mountain Range. Its highest peak Snowdon (1085m) is the second highest mountain in Britain
