英国自然人文地理

英IntroductiontoPhysicalandHumanGeographyoftheUK国自然人文地理国家哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”项目组编主编常俊跃赵秀艳赵永青PhysicalandHumanGegraphyoftheUKoiUnit1PanoTexTextBTextCUnit2ASurTexTextBTextCUnit3SouthTextATexTextCUnit4SouthTextATextBTexTextDUnit5LondTextATexTextCTextDUnit6EastoTexTextBTextCUnit7EastMTextATexTextCNorthampton……………………………………………………107Unit8WestMidlands……………………………………………………...115TextAViewofWestMidlands…………………………………………116TextBWestMidlands………………………………………………….122TextCStratford-Upon-Avon…………………………………………..,124TextDTheBlackCountry……………………………………………..125Unit9NorthWestEngland………………………………………….……133ContentsramicViewoftheU.K……………………………..…………..1tAViewoftheU.K…………………………………………………...2NamesabouttheU.K……………………………………………..7BritainandIreland………………………………………………..8veyofEngland……………………………..…………………14tAViewofEngland…………………………………………………15ClimateinEngland………………………………………………20ARambleAroundEnglandbyStephaniePrescott………………24WestEngland………….……………………………………..32ViewofSouthWest……………………………………………..33tBTheOriginofBath………………………………………………39Stonehenge:ProbablyPilgrimageSiteforSick…………………40EastEngland…………………………………………………46ViewofSouthEastEngland…………………………………….47OxfordUniversity……………………………………………….53tCStephenHawking………………………………………………..54OnTheCanterburyTales………………………………………..55on………………...………………………………………………62GreaterLondonandtheCityofLondon………………………...63tBLandmarksinLondon…………………………………………...65MoreLandmarks………………………………………………...70OneSquareMile:TheHistoricCityofLondon…………………73fEngland………………………………………………….…..83tAViewoftheEastofEngland……………………………………..84NewStoneInstalledwithChina'sBest-knownPoem…………...91TheBroads,DedhamValeandFens…………………………….92idlands………………………………………..……………….98ViewofEastMidlands…………………………………………..99tBHeroesinNottinghamshire…………………………………….105PhysicalandHumanGegraphyoftheUKoiiTextATexTextCTextDUnit10YorkTexTextBTextCUnit11NorTextATexTextCUnit12ScoTextATexTextCTextDUnit13WalTextATexTextCUnit14NorTextATexTexTextDUnit15ReviTextATextBTextCKeytotheAppendixes…………….…………………………………………………..277Appendix1UnitedKingdomRegionsMap………………………………277Appendix2UnitedKingdomLandformsMap…………………………..278Appendix3EnglandLandformsMap……………………………………279Appendix4ScotlandLandformsMap…………………………………...280Appendix5WalesLandformsMap……………………………………...281Appendix6NorthernIrelandLandformsMap…………………………..282ViewofNorthWestEngland…………………………………...134tBTheBeatles……………………………………………………..141Lancaster……………………………………………………….143GreatManchester………………………………………………143shireandtheHumber……………………………………...152tAViewofYorkshireandtheHumber…………………………….153SharingCarsinLeeds………………………………………….161MoreaboutYork……………………………………………….162thEastEngland……………………………………………...168ViewofNorthEastEngland…………………………………..169tBHadrian’sWall………………………………………………….176DurhamandDurhamCathedral………………………………..178tland……………………………………………………………185ViewofScotland………………………………………………..186tBLochNess………………………………………………………196EdinburghFestivals…………………………………………….198Thistle:Scotland’sNationalFlower…………………………...200es…………………….………………………………………….209ViewofWales…………………………………………………..210tBLegendsofWales………………………………………………,216MoreaboutWales……………………………………………....218thernIreland………………….……………………………….224ViewofNorthernIreland………………………………………225tBMoreaboutNorthernIreland…………………………………..233tCLegendofGiant’sCauseway…………………………………..234St.Patrick’sDay……………………………………………….235ewoftheU.K…………………………….…………………..242ReviewofEnglandandScotland……………………………….243ReviewofWales………………………………………………..250ReviewofNorthernIreland…………………………………….251Exercises……………………………….………………………260PhysicalandHumanGeographyoftheUKiiiAppendix7EnglandRegionsMap………………………………………283Appendix8SymbolsofConstituentCountriesoftheU.K.......................284Appendix9NationalFlags………………………………………………286Appendix10ListofTownsandCitiesinEnglandbyPopulation(2001).288Appendix11ListofEnglishCountiesbyPopulation(2007)……………291重点参考的书目和网站…………………………………………………294PhysicalandHumanGeographyoftheUKUnit1PanoramicViewoftheU.K.WhenpeoplesayEngland,theysometimesmeanGreatBritain,sometimestheUnitedKingdom,sometimestheBritishIsles,butneverEngland.——GeorgeMikesUnitGoalszTohaveageneralideaofthegeographyoftheU.K.zTobefamiliarwiththegeographicaltermsabouttheU.K.zTolearntousethewordsandexpressionsthatdescribethegeographicalfeaturesoftheU.K.BeforeYouRead1.HowlargeistheU.K.,especiallycomparedwiththeU.S.A.?Whichofthefollowingshowsthepossibleproportion?ABD.C2.WhereistheU.K.?Tick(√)theneighboringcountriesandseas.Countries√Oceans√ChinaThePacific1PhysicalandHumanGeographyoftheUKBelgiumTheAtlanticFranceTheIndianIrelandTheArcticGermanyTheNorthSeaDenmarkTheIrishSeaNetherlandsTheEnglishChannel3.WhatfourmajorcountriesmakeuptheU.K.?England,____________,____________,and____________.4.IstheU.K.mountainousorflat?5.HaveyoueverheardofLockNess,whichisfamousforamonster?WhereisitintheU.K.?6.Formgroupsofthreeorfourstudents.Trytofind,ontheinternetorinthelibrary,moregeneralinformationabouttheU.K.,whichinterestsyou.Getreadyfora5-minutepresentationinclass.StarttoReadTextAViewoftheU.K.I.LocationandCompositionTheofficialtitleoftheU.K.istheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.ItisanislandnationinWesternEur