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LOGOChapterOneChapterOneGeography,PeopleGeography,PeopleandLanguageandLanguageContentsGeographyIPeopleIITheEnglishLanguageIIIIGeography1.GeographicalFeature2.Climate3.MajorCitiesMapoftheUKReadthemaptofind:AtlanticOceanNorthSeaIrishSeaTheEnglishChannel(TheChannelTunnel)TheRepublicofIrelandGeographyTheofficialtitleoftheUKtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUKismadeupof:GreatBritain(theformerlyseparateEnglandandScotland,andWales.)NorthernIrelandNumeroussmallerislandsTitleandMakeupoftheUKLocationandterritoryLocationoftheUK:Themainlandareasliebetweenlatitudes49°Nand61°Nandlongitudes8°Wto2°ETotalterritory:242,910squarekilometersInterestingFact:InterestingFact:NooneintheUKlivesmorethan120km(75miles)fromthesea.TopographyNorthernIreland:It’smostlyhilly.Wales:It’smostlymountainous.SouthWalesislessmountainousthanNorthandMidWales.Scotland:Itsgeographyisvaried,withlowlandsinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandwest.England:itconsistsoflowlandterrain,withsomemountainousterraininthenorth-west,northandsouth-west.BenNevisinScotland—thehighestpointinUKRiversandLakesThelongestriver:SevernRiver(354kilometerslong)Thesecondlongestriver:Thames(332kilometerslong)ThelargestLake:LoughNeaghThamesLakeDistrictLakepoets"IWanderedLonelyasaCloud"---WilliamWordsworthIwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhigho'ervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.ContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.LakepoetsThewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed---andgazed---butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:Foroft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.2.ClimateMaincharacteristics:Temperate,withwarmsummers,coldwintersandplentyrainfallThreemajorfeatures:WinterfogRainydaysInstability/changeability3.MajorCities—LondonTheRiverThamesthecapitalofEnglandandofGreatBritainthepoliticalcenteroftheCommonwealthamajorportoneoftheworld'sleadingbankingandfinancialcenters.Landmarks&SymbolsofLondonThepalaceofWestminsterLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonWestminsterAbbeyBigBenLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonSt.Paul'sCathedralLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonHydeParkTowerofLondonLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonTowerBridgeBuckinghamPalaceLandmarks&SymbolsofLondonLondonEyeMajorCities—EdinburghCapitalofScotlandadministrative,financial,legal,medicalandinsurancecenterofScotlandbeautifulsceneryrenownedarchitectureLandmarks&SymbolsofEdinburghEdinburghCastlePalaceofHolyroodMajorCities—CardiffEurope'syoungestcapitalcityhasbeenthecapitalcityofWalesforaround50yearshometoanenormousamountofurbanregenerationandrestorationhasrecentlybecomeoneofthemostfashionablecitiesintheUnitedKingdom.Landmarks&SymbolsofCardiffCardiffCityHallLandmarks&SymbolsofCardiffMillenniumStadiumCardiffCastleMajorCities—BelfastCityHallthesecondlargestcitycapitalofNorthernIrelandanimportanthistoriccityLandmarks&SymbolsofBelfastBelfastCastleIIPeopleOverallpopulation:over60millionsDistribution:England:about50millionScotland:ov...