英国地理简介British-geography

1.NameoftheCountry2.SymbolsoftheUK3.FormationoftheCountry4.WhereistheUKandWhat’sthesize?5.Climate6.Naturalresources2020/5/282TheNameoftheUnionThefullandofficialname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheabbreviatedname:theUnitedKingdom/theUK/GreatBritain/BritainTheinformalname:England2020/5/2832020/5/284ThelocationoftheUKNeighboringcountriesThesizeoftheUKLandformsRiversandlakesCoastline2020/5/285UKNeighbors:FranceHollandGermanyDenmarkNorwayBelgiumtheIrishRepublicIceland2020/5/287Asmallcountry242,514km2(79th)966kmfromthesouthcoasttotheextremenorthofmainlandBritain483kmacrossthewidestpartYetabigroleACommonwealthRealmAmemberofEuropeanUnionAmemberofNATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)…2020/5/288UnionFlagorUnionJack2020/5/2892020/5/2811Dieuetmondroit.(French)Godandmyright.(English)天有上帝,我有权利。2020/5/28122020/5/2813EnglandLocationandSize:thesouthernpartofGreatBritainnearly60%ofthewholeisland(130,000squarekilometersMountains:PennineChain—1)the“backboneofEngland”2)SplitNorthernEnglandintowesternandesternsectorsScafellPike—1)thehighestpointinEngland2)intheLakeDistrictintheNorthWest2020/5/2814EnglandRivers:TheThamesTheSevernTheTrentandQusefeedingHumberEstuaryMajorCitiesLondon,Birminghan,Manchester,Leeds,Sheffield,Liverpool,Bristol,Nottingham,Leicester,andNewcastleuponTyne2020/5/2815NationalflagofEnglandNationalFlowerofEnglandTheTudorrose/EnglishRoseNationalanimalofEngland:lionMottoofEnglandDieuetmondroit.(French)Godandmyright.(English)天有上帝,我有权利。atraditionalemblemofEnglandoriginsfromtheTudordynasty2020/5/2816LondonThecapitalofEnglandandBritainCoveringabout129,720squarekilometersHighpopulationdensity:nearly85%oftotalpopulationinUKOneofthemostbustlingfinancialcitiesintheworld2020/5/2820ScotlandLocationandSize:thenorthernpartofGreatBritainAbout77,167squarekilometerswithpopulationof5,128000Geography:Lowlandinthesouthandeast,highlandsinthenorthandwestBenvis—theUK’shighestmountainPhysicalfeature:GlenMoreLonganddeepseaarms,firthandlochsManyislandsinthewestandnorth2020/5/2821MainCities:Edinburgh—1)thecapitalofScotland2)thesecondbiggestcityinScotlandGlasgow—thebiggestcityinScotlandAberdeen—1)thethirdbiggestcity2)atransportationcenterDundeeScotland2020/5/2822NationalflagofScotlandNationalFlowerofScotlandThistle(蓟)NationalanimalofScotland:Unicorn(独角兽)MottoofScotlandNemomeimpunelacessit.(Latin)Nooneprovokesmewithimpunity.犯我者必被犯。—ahorsedifferingwithahornonitsforehead2020/5/2823WalesLocationandSize:ThesouthwestofUK20,764squarekilometerswithpopulationof290,000Geography:MostlymountainsTheCambrianMountains坎布里亚山脉Snowdon—thehighestpeakTheislandofAnglesey2020/5/2824WalesTwoMajorCities:CardiffAberystwythCardiffThecapitalofWales,theyoungestcapitalinEuropeBeautifulcoastalviewandtwonationalparksThefirsttopcoalandmineralexporterAberystwythNearbyCardiganBayinwestWalesAcoastalandaharborforimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesAvocationresortandagriculturecentre2020/5/2825NationalflagofWalesNationalFlowerofWalesDaffodil(水仙)NationalanimalofWales:YDdraigGoch([əðraiɡɡox])MottoofWalesCymruambyth(Welsh)WalesForever.永远的威尔士RedDragFlag2020/5/2826NorthernIrelandLocationandSize:North-easternpartofIreland13,000squarekilometersGeography:MostlyhillyTheMourneMountainsLoughNeagh2020/5/2827NationalflagofN.IrelandNationalFlowerofN.IrelandShamrock(荷兰翘摇),Flax(亚麻)NationalanimalofN.Ireland:noneMottoofN.IrelandWhoshallseparateus?(何人能将我们分开？2020/5/28282020/5/2829OneofCrownDependencyWithownlegislativeassemblies,systemsoflawandtaxationsystemTheUKbeingresponsiblefortheirinternationalrelationsandexternaldefenseTheChannelIslandsandIsleofManareneitherEUMemberStatesintheirownrightnorpartoftheUKMemberState.2020/5/2830The2001censusTotal:58,789,194thethird-largestintheEuropeanUnion(behindGermanyandFrance)the21st-largestintheworldThepopulationdensity(246p/km2)isoneofthehighestintheworld(44.57p/km2).(dataof2005)One-thirdofthepopulationlivesinEngland'ssoutheastandispredominantly7.7millioninthecapitalofLondon2020/5/2831PartPopulation(mid-2006)%(mid-2006)England50,762,90083.8Scotland5,116,9008.4Wales2,965,9004.9N.Ireland1,741,6002.9theUK60,587,000100MildandtemperateMorerainydaysbutlesssunnydaysRainfall:notveryheavybutratheroftenShetlands260daysayearInstabilityorchangeability2020/5/2832