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London. Scotland. Scotland. Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It retained its own parliament until 1707, when, by the Act of Union, Scotland and the Kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Scotland • Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It retained its own parliament until 1707, when, by the Act of Union, Scotland and the Kingdom of England and Wales were constitutionally joined as the Kingdom of Great Britain. • In Scotland there are three natural zones: The Highlands in the north, the central Lowlands and the southern Uplands.
Scotland has an area of 78,760 square kilometers. • It is situated in the north of Great Britain with a good number of mountains and islands. • There are 800 islands which contain Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney islands. • Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
Wales • The capital of Wales is Cardiff. • Wales is in the west of Great Britain. It has an area of 20,761 square kilometers and it take up less than 9% of the whole island. • Most of Wales is mountainous. The hills rise steeply from the sea and rather flat on top.
6% of Wales is covered with forest and much of the country is pastureland for sheep and cattle. • Wales united England in 14th century.
Northern Ireland • Northern Ireland takes up the northern fifth of Ireland. It has an area of 14,147 square kilometers. • It is made up of six counties that consist of fertile, drumlin [`drʌmlin]鼓丘country surrounding Lough Neagh. • Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.
Ireland • The other 26 Irish counties obtained autonomy in 1921. • Irish , often called Erse [ə:s ] 爱尔兰, is a form of Gaelic.
Climate and Weather • A maritime type of climate: In Britain the weather is rainy, changeable and unpredictable. In fact it has a favorable maritime climate. • It rarely rises above 32℃ in summer or falls below –10℃ in winter. Winters are mild, not too cold and summers are cool, not too hot.
Rainfall: Britain has a steady reliable rainfall throughout the whole year. The average annual rainfall in Britain is over 1,ooo mm. • It is rainy and so changeable and unpredictable. One can experience four seasons in the course of a single day. • Britain is famous for its fogs. The smoke-fogs of the big town, which used to develop in winter time whenever there was not enough wind to blow the smoke away, were horrible, unhealthy and dangerous to movement.
