• • • • Language: Cymru(有问题) People: nearly 3 million Area: 20764 sq km land of mountain Major source: Welsh slate
England
• Population: 46,220,955 • Arear: 130,836 sq km • Main regions: the Pennines, the Lake District • the Vale of Eden, Lowland of Central England, Southern Uplands, and South and So
Chapter 2 Geography of The United Kingdom
Dr. Carol W. Pollard
Revision
• • • • • • Some important terms: Rationalism, Idealism, a priori, a posteriori, the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment, Romanticism, Existentialism, Positivism, Pragmatism Three Phases of Western Civilization: Antiquity ; The Middle Ages (the Medieval Period) ; The Modern Age
Northern Ireland
• People: most live in Belfast and Derry • Capital: Belfast • Land and Resources: its geology is very similar with that of Scotland