An introduction to the British geography and climate.ppt

1、Introduction to climate，GMT 8，Chinas time is GMT 8 meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude together form a grid which can identifythe parallel S of latitude(the equtor is 0 latitude)re defined by the rotational axis of the earth，But the prime meridian is arabitrarythis longitude is called T

2、he greenich prime meridian . GMT is named after The British royal observatory in green nwich，London)。GMT part2，The rapid expansion of The railways and communication s networks during The 1850s and 1860s，Meant setting a standard global tttlbritains domination of world martime trade meant that by then

3、 72% of The worlds shipping Maps(already relied on seacharts)based on greeda centralished system of 24 uniform time zones for 24 hours has never happensed : co Un tries opted out to demonstrate national in dependence(all common wealth countries use GMT but others use coordinated universal time(utc)B

4、ased on atomic clocks，and GPS技术，an introduction(traditional song-jeruslem)The climate has played a strong role in The British nation and has has a role to play in history。example : you saw that in 55 BC juius caesaars tr Oops were driven back to France by severe storms，thus saving Britain from anoth

5、er invasion foom“，”那些脚，在古代行走，在英国拥挤的山丘上，在英格兰绿色舒适的土地上。传统歌曲耶路撒冷)对英国的气候起了很大的作用，历史上也有过这样的作用。例如：你看到公元前凯撒大帝的55支军队被逐出法国的风暴，从另一次侵略中拯救了100年。temperate and maretime :northern latitude(49-55n)causes it to have a temperate ( mild )climatethe north-east of the USA has a similar“temperate”climate。Britain has a mari

6、me climate(like Brittany in France，Or Ireland)as its climate is strongly influenced by the sea。Britain is surrounded by The atlanic ocean to The west，The English channel to the south，and the north sea to the east .英国北部的纬度可能会产生“温和”(“轻度”) (不冷)(热带或热带)气候。美国东北部有类似的“温和”气候。中国北部可能有相似的气候，但海洋没有影响。英国有“海”气候(例如法

7、国、布列塔尼和爱尔兰)，这种气候对海洋有强大的影响。英国环绕大西洋、英吉利海峡的西部、南部、东部和北海。the gulf stream，a major effect on the British climate is the Warming of the ocean around western Britain by the gulf stream，Which is a warm(at 49-55n it should be colder)。the air is also moist as it travels and brings with it rainfall . winds blowi

8、ng from the sea bring rain to the coast and dry weather to inland areas .this gives Britain a mild and humid climate，英国气候的巨大影响是英国西部周围海洋变暖的墨西哥湾暖流，这是温暖的洋流通过大西洋墨西哥湾加热英国5-8C。空气也湿润。因为那次旅行下雨了。从海上吹来的风带来雨的沿海和内陆地区干燥的天气。、temperature and seasons、Britain is a land of four distinct seasons winter(November to feb

9、rary)、spring (March to may)in summer，due to the high latitude，it stays light until after 10.30 pm。in winter，It is dark by 5.30 pm。winter temperatures average 4.4 C summer temperatures average about 15.6 C average annual temperature at ground-level from abou T 8.5 C to 11 C，英国夏天，高纬度使晚上10点30分以后的光线保持不变

10、。冬天是黑暗的下午五点30分钟。冬季平均气温4.4夏季平均气温15.6C地面平均气温约8.5C至11c，a brief overview of the seasons : winter，“now is the winter of our discntent”抱怨Richard iiimost trees lose their leaves and go dormant(sleeping)。days are short and it gets dark early。many Brit ons prefer to stay indoors and if not，Must dress very wa

11、rmly。But look forward to the arrival of spring .farmers prepare the soil to prepare for the next crop，spring， I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high oer vales and hills，wheed lonely as a cloud that floats on high oer vales and hills.and then my heart with pleasure fills，and dances with the

12、 daffodils。“William words worth 1802 spring breaks out with flowers and fruit blossom，开花it also rains。“March-winds，April-shoers，May-flowers”。the British become noticeabily more cheerful as they feel the days getting longer。and warmer。farmers plant their crops、summer、In Summer、people become happy、par

13、ticipating In many outdoor leisure and sporting events . PPSmany businesses close so employees can go away with their families。almost all Brit ons take some holidays，Either in the uk Or abroad . many working-class工薪阶层Britons go to holiday camps，Or take their caravan手机的farmers start harvesting their grain crops，autumn，season of mists雾和mellow酒精fruitfulness，Close bosom-friend of the maturing.(John Keats，English poet 1795-1820)in autumn there are few holidays . falling leaves create vivi生动的colours，The temperature，The image of Brits in