英语国家社会与文化

Union Jack is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It combines the red-on-white crosses of England’s St George and Ireland's St Patrick, with the white-on-blue cross of Scotland’s St Andrew

Chapter One

Geographical Fetchers Climate Mountains，Rivers and Lakes Natural Resources

Geographical Fetchers Where does Britain Lie? What is its full name? What is the total land area of the United Kingdom? What is British Isles? How long does its coastline run?

Can you describe the land features of Great Britain? What Parts does the largest island of Great Britain consist of? Does Britain connect with European Continent ? What countries are neighbors of Britain?

the Map of U.K.

Britain is situated in Western Europe and is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. It is an insular country. Its coastline runs 12,429 km, It is one of the countries with longest coastline. To the west of it lies the Atlantic Ocean, across and beyond it is America.

The Straits of Dover between France and England is quite narrow and it is 33 km across. In 1985 the British government and the French government decided to build a channel tunnel under the Straits of Dover so that England and France could be joined together by road. This channel tunnel was opened to traffic in May 1994 after eight years hard work.

The neighboring countries Britain faces Scandinavia Peninsular (Norway, Sweden and Denmark) to the northeast and to the North lies Iceland To the south across the English Channel lies France and Belgium and to the east across North Sea lie Germany and Holland.

The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. usually shortened , abbreviated to the United Kingdom or U.K., Great Britain, Britain or informally England. The total area is about 244,820 square kilometers. It Is over 1,000 km. from south to north and it is about 500 km. from west to east.

British Isles Britain Great Britain Two large islands several small ones two states The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England, Wales Scotland

Britain is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Britain is divided into highland area and lowland area. It has large mountain ranges : the Pennies ,The Cumbrian Mountain Range, the Grampian Mountains , the Cambrian Mountain Range and such important rivers as Thames River ,the Seven River Mercy River, the Humber, the Clyde River and the Forth.

England England occupies the southern part of Great Britain and is important part of the Kingdom in wealth, size, and population. It has an area of more than 130,000 square kilometers and it take up nearly 60% of the whole island. The west and southwest is a plateau, with rolling plain, downs and moors.

The west coast is deeply indented The west coast is deeply indented. They supply many splendid harbors for ships. The south coast is fairly straight, a line of low cliffs backed by rolling down. The long tail, which puts into sea, is called Cornwall and it has many remains of the ancient Britons. Many of legends of King Arthur are associated with Cornwall. London is Capital of England and Britain.

London is the Capital of Britain