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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,2020/3/2,#,Gao Lina,Harbin Institute of Petroleum,A Survey of the United Kingdom and,the United States of America,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Part 5,Part 6,Introduction,.Look at the map of the UK and try to fill in the following blanks,.,Name and Location:,The full name of the UK is the United Kingdom of _ _ and _.The capital of the UK is _.Politically,the UK consists of England,_,Wales and _.,The British Isles are located off the Northwest coast of Europe.The _ and the North Sea separate Britain from Europe and the _ Sea separates Britain and Ireland.,K,K,Great,Britain,Northern Ireland,London,Scotland,Northern Ireland,English Channel,Irish,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Introduction,.The constituents of the UK.,The UK consist of two large islands and 2000 smaller islands.Geographically,most of the UK is located on the British Isles :the main,island,Britain,and part of the Irish island.Most of the smaller UK islands are found near western and northern Scotland.,The island of Britain is crossed by the 0 meridian of longitude.The 0 degree meridian was established at the original site of the,.,Greenwich Observatory,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,不列颠群岛,/,英伦三岛,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,General Characteristics of the UK,.Fill in the following form and memorize the basic information about the UK.,National flag:,National Anthem:,Total area:,Population:,Capital and largest city:,Official language:,Union Jack,God Save the Queen,Approximately 242,000 sq km,Nearly 61,000,000,London,English,K,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,General Characteristics of the UK,.Look at the topography of the UK and learn the topographic features of the UK.,UK mountains are not high by world standards.in Scotland,the highest peak in the UK,reaches only 1,343 meters.,The topography of Scotland is distinguished by theHighland Boundary Fault ageological rock fracture.The fault line separates two distinctively different regions;namely theHighlandsto the north and west and thelowlandsto the south and east.,Ben Nevis,Ben Nevis,is the highest mountain,in the British Isles.Standing at 1,344,meters above sea level,it is located at,the western end of theGrampian,Mountainsin Scottish Highlands.,The 700-metre(2,300ft)cliffs of the,north face are among the highest in,the United Kingdom,providing classic,scramblesandrock climbsof all,difficulties for climbers and,mountaineers.Over 150,000 people,walk or climb Ben Nevis every year,and many of these do so either on,their own or in small groups.,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,本尼维斯山,C,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,General Characteristics of the UK,.Climate of the UK.,The United Kingdom has a temperate climate,with plentiful rainfall all year round.The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below 11 C(12 F)or rising above 35C(95F).,2.The climate is a gift of the North Atlantic Drift Current,which flows west of the UK.,3.The annual rainfall varies little from year to year,and droughts are rare.Much of the rain comes in a protracted drizzle,not in heavy showers,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,f,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Water:the Key Geographic Feature,.Water:the key geographic feature.,The key feature that marks Britain is water.Water has shaped the climate,the landscape,the history and the industrial resources of Britain.,Apart from the border with the Republic of Ireland ,the UK is surrounded by the sea.The dependence upon ships for international trade and for defense led Britain to become a major maritime power.,The deposits from ancient seas and oceans influenced the nature of Britain and its land.,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,爱尔兰共和国,f,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Water:the Key Geographic Feature,.River Thames.,Watch the video and try to get the basic information of Thames.,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,泰晤士河,f,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Water:the Key Geographic Feature,TheRiver Thamesflows throughsouthern England.It is the longest river entirely in England and thesecond longest in the United Kingdom,after theRiver Severn .It rises atThames Headin Gloucestershire,and flows into theNorth Seavia theThames Estuary.While it is best known for flowing throughLondon,the river also flows alongside other towns and cities,includingOxford,Reading,Henley-on-Thames,andWindsor.,Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4,Part 5,Part 6,塞文河,Chapter 1 Geography of the United Kingdom,Geographic History,The UKs natural resources were created during the shifting dance of the earths plates,the solid matter that floated on the liquid magma.,Because the region that now the UK lies on the continental shelf,when the ocean levels rose,much of the land was covered by water.,When the glaciers advanced and retreated over much of northern and mountainous Britain,they sm