Презентация по английскому языку "Географическое положение Великобритании"

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  Location
  of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  

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  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an island state: it occupies the territory of the British Isles and is composed of some 5,500 islands, large and small.
  

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  The two main islands are: Great Britain (in which are Eng­land, Wales and Scotland) to the east and Ireland (in which are Northern Ireland and the independent Republic of Ire­land) to the west. They are separated by the Irish Sea.
  
  

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  The UK is one of the world's smaller countries (it is twice smaller than France or Spain), with an area of some 244,100 square kilometres. However, there are only nine other countries with more people, and London is the world's seventh biggest city.
  

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  The UK is situated off the northwest coast of Europe between the Atlantic Ocean on the north and northwest and the North Sea on the east and is sepa­rated from the European continent by the English Channel (or la Manche) and the Strait of Dover (or Pas de Calais).
  
  

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  Geographically, the island of Great Britain is subdivided into two main regions—Lowland Britain and Highland Britain.
  

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  Highland Britain consists of Scotland, most of Wales, the Pennines, and the Lake District.
  

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  The Pennine Chain extends southward from the Cheviot Hills into the Midlands, a plains region with low hills and valleys.
  

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  England is separated from Scotland by the Cheviot Hills, running from east to west.
  

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  The highest mountains are in Scotland and Wales: Ben Nevis is 1,343 metres and Snowdon is 1,085 metres.
  

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  In fact everything in the United Kingdom is rather small—the longest rivers are the Severn (354 kilometres)
  

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  River Thames (346 kilometres), which flows eastward to the port of London.
  

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  There are many lakes in Great Britain. On the north-west side of the Pennine system lies the Lake District, containing the beautiful lakes which give it its name.
  

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  This district is widely known for its association with the history of English literature and especially with the name of William Wordsworth, the founder of the Lake School of poets.
  
  

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  The largest cities
  of Great Britain
  
  
  

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  London
  

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  Birmingham
  

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  Glasgow
  

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  Liverpool
  

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  Manchester