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Evi Eliani Leong - 321190014 - The Geography of Britain - November 25
Evi Eliani Leong - 321190014 - The Geography of Britain - November 25
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British Society
Great Britain is the
name of the largest
island of the British
Isles. Great Britain
consists of three
countries: England,
The Geographical
• The British Isles are
washed by: the Atlantic
Ocean, North Sea, the
Irish Sea, and the
English Channel.
• England Lies in the
south of the British
Isles, Wales is to the
west of England and
Scotland is in the north
of Great Britain.
• The island of Great
Britain is subdivided
into two main regions :
Highland Britain and
Lowland Britain.
Highland Britain
• Highland Britain consists of
Scotland and Wales.
• the famous ones in
Scotland are the Ben Nevis
mountains and the Loch
Ness lake.
• The famous ones in Wales
are the Cambrian mountain
and Welsh Coastline.
Lowland Britain
• Lowland Britain comprises southern and eastern England.
• Lowlands consists of Vast plains and Valleys. It has a mild
climate.
• The famous ones in England are the Salisbury plains and the
Rocky Valley.
Winter
(December to February) S
E
Spring
(March to May) A
S
Summer
(June to August)
O
N
Autumn
S
(September to November)
C
L
Britain is an island country and the surrounding I
sea gives a varied climate. It can be sunny one day
and rainy the next. As they have such a variable M
climate changing from day to day, it is difficult to
predict the weather. The overall climate in A
England is called temperate maritime. This means
that it is mild with temperatures not much lower T
than 0ºC in winter and not much higher than
32ºC in summer. E
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