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билет 1 The geography of Scotland
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1 The geography of Scotland is varied, from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to sparsely inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern third of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Scotland's only land border is with England, which runs for 96 miles (154 kilometres) in a northeasterly direction from the Solway Firth in the west to the North Sea on the east coast.[3]Separated by the North Channel, the island of Ireland lies 13 nautical miles (24 kilometres) from Mull of Kintyre on the Scottish mainland.[4]Norway is located 190 nmi (350 km) northeast of Scotland across the North Sea. The Atlantic Ocean, which fringes the coastline of western and northern Scotland and its islands, influences the temperate, maritime climate of the country.[5] Scotland contains the majority of mountainous terrain in the UK. The topography of Scotland is distinguished by the Highland Boundary Faultwhich traverses the Scottish mainland from Helensburgh to Stonehaven.[6] The faultline separates two distinctively different physiographic regions; namely the Highlands to the north and west and the Lowlands to the south and east.[7] The more rugged Highland region contains the majority of Scotland's mountainous terrain, including the highest peak, Ben Nevis. Lowland areas, in the southern part of Scotland, are flatter and home to most of the population, especially the narrow waist of land between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth known as the Central Belt.[7] Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, although Edinburgh is the capital and political centre of the country.[8] While the Lowlands are less elevated, upland and mountainous terrain is located across the Southern Uplands. An abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron and zinc contributed significantly to the industrial growth of Scotland during the 19th and early 20th centuries.[9] Today, energyis a major component of Scotland's economy.[10] Whilst Scotland is a large producer of petroleum, the production potential of renewable energy has emerged as an important economic and environmental issue in recent years. 2 Many people consider Burgess Park to be the most unusual park in the world. Most agree that only in London could such a park be created. You do not come to Burgess Park for its natural beauty. If you want beauty, you would do better to go to St James's Park, Regent's Park or Kensington Gardens. If you want open space, you should go to Richmond Park. If you want trees, you should go to Epping Forest. If you want history, you should go to Greenwich Park or Hampton Court. If you want literary associations, you should go to Hampstead, home of the poet Keats as well as many of today's best-known writers. If, however, you want to visit London's first ecological park, then Burgess Park is the place for you. Founded in 1977, its creation has been entirely different from the setting up of London's other parks. While other parks have tried over the centuries to save their open spaces from the advance of housing estates, Burgess Park has created a park where there was no open parkland by demolishing (paзpyшениe) all the existing buildings. No one, anywhere in the world, has ever bulldozed an urban landscape on such a scale (уровень, масштаб) before, just to produce an area of open space. If you are interested in seeing a park in the making, a park bringing nature to the city dweller for serious study or simple enjoyment, make a visit to Burgess Park. 3 The United Kingdom is a sovereign statelocated off the north-western coast of continental Europe. With a total area of approximately 248,532 square kilometres (95,960 sq mi), the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands.[1] It is the world's 7th largest island country.[2] The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 59°N (the Shetland Islands reach to nearly 61°N), and longitudes 8°W to 2°E. The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in south-east London, is the defining point of the Prime Meridian. The UK lies between the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and comes within 35 km (22 mi) of the north-west coast of France, from which it is separated by the English Channel. It shares a 499 km (310 mi) international land boundary with the Republic of Ireland.[3][4] The Channel Tunnel bored beneath the English Channel now links the UK with France. The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are covered in their own respective articles, see below. жүктеу/скачать 36,45 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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