Seminar 1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. a) Be ready to find the following on the map.. Water:the North Sea, the Strait of Dover, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea.. http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maps/ukrivers/index.htm. http:/

Seminar 1

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

I. Glossary (to be learned by heart):latitude, longitude, a strait, a bay, a current, sea level, a cliff, a headland, a moor, igneous rock, a plain, a rolling down, reclaimed tidal land, a cape, a peninsula, a firth, an estuary, glacial origin, zinc, tin, limestone, iron ore, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, arable land.

II. Explain the differences (if any) between:

1) The British Isles – the British Islands;

2) Ireland – the Republic of Ireland – Northern Ireland;

3) border – boundary – frontier;

4) swamp – bog – marsh;

5) mountain – hill – down – wold;

6) lake – loch – mere – water – tarn.

III.

a) Be ready to find the following on the map.

Islands: Great Britain, Ireland, the Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, The Isle of Scilly, the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, the Isle of Man

Water:the North Sea, the Strait of Dover, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea.

Mountains: the Grampian Mountains, Ben Nevis, The Cumbrian Mountains, Scafell Pike, the Pennines, the Cambrian Mountains, Mount Snowdon, The Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, the Mourne Mountains.

Coast:Cornwall peninsula, Cardigan Bay, Cape Wrath, the Firth of Forth

Rivers: The Severn, the Thames, the Tyne, the Clyde, The Shannon.

Lakes: Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, the Lake District, Lough Neagh

Sites for practice:

http://www.mapsofworld.com/united-kingdom/

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maps/ukrivers/index.htm

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maps/ukseas/index.htm

b) Do the test using the link below or in the post for Seminar 1.

Test 1 https://onlinetestpad.com/hmnl5em55rfi4

V. Speak on the questions below.

1. Comment on the poetic and historic names given to Britain and its people: Albion, Britannia, Caledonia, Cambria, Hibernia, Erin, The Emerald Isle, Britons, John Bull.

2. England’s most significant landmarks (rivers, lakes, mountains).

3. Scotland’s most significant landmarks (rivers, lakes, mountains).

4. Wales’s most significant landmarks (rivers, lakes, mountains).

5. Northern Ireland’s most significant landmarks (rivers, lakes, mountains).

6. The climate of Great Britain.

7. The hottest, coldest, wettest and driest areas on the islands. How does the climate affect the life and industry there?

8. Britain’s natural resources.

9. What are the most common trees and plants on the British Isles? Which plants are the national symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?

10. Which bird can be called the national bird of the UK? Why?

11. The UK is made up of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In which country is each town: Manchester, Cardiff, Glasgow, Sheffield, Exeter, Aberdeen, Aberyswyth, Perth, Londonderry, Enniskillen, Llandudno, Norwich, Hull?

12. What are the following towns known for:

a) in the south of England: Windsor, Eton, Canterbury, Bath, Oxford and Cambridge;

b) in the Midlands: Birmingham, Derby, Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry;

c) In the north of England: Durham, Sheffield, York, Chester, Manchester.

13. On which rivers do the following towns stand: Newcastle, Glasgow, Stratford, Oxford, Hull, Bristol?

14. Fill in the blanks in the following expressions with the names of places in England. What do they mean?

a) to carry coals to …;

b) to sent to …;

c) to set the … on fire;

d) to grin like a … cat;

e) to take a child to … cross;

f) to fight like … cats;

g) to have kissed the … stone;

h) to be born with the sounds of … bells;

i) to be off for … .

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