An overview of England pot

An
overview
of
England
Prepared by
Pham Thi Thanh Thuy B
Typical things of England
Typical things of England
Typical things of England
Houses of
Parliament
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Typical things of England
Westminster
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2. How big is England in comparison
with other parts in Britain?
3. Popular cities
London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle,
Birmingham, Nottingham
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Physical Geography of England
Topography
Climate
England’s topography
Highland Zone
1. in the north and
west
2. has big hills and
mountains 
industrial areas
3. eroded areas
broken by valleys
and plains
4. more rainfall, less
sunlight cooler
5. thin and stony soil
Lowland Zone
1. in the south and
east
2. has mostly rolling

plains, low hills
3. Extensively
inhabited,
farmed and grazed
4. less rainfall, more
sunlight
5. fertile land
England’s Climate
Temperate maritime
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Damp
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subject to
frequent
changes
England’s temperature
winter
Dec +
spring
summer autumn
Warmest

wettest
Fogs, mists and overcast skies are frequent in the Pennine and inland regions
978m
warmer
summer
& cooler
winter
Coolest, dry
Sunniest
wettest region
Cool summer
Mild winters
Heavy rain
River Thames
most important river in the
southern England
rises in four headstreams
main source of water supply of
London
Big Ben
(Elizabeth Tower)
On the eastern
end of the Houses
of Parliament
Is 13.5 tonnes
First rang in 1859
The name of the
biggest of the five
bells in the clock
tower

Westminster Abbey
from the back
Intricacies at
Westminster
Abbey, London
Westminster Abbey
Located in London
most famous church in GB
Built bw. 11
th
and 19
th

The tombs of famous citizens
(Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin,
etc.)
Became a World Heritage Site in
1987
Images of England
River Thames
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Bobbies
Double-decker Buses
The Rose
The Oak
Cricket
Houses of Parliament

= New Palace of Westminster
is the seat of the British legislature
Built in the mid 19
th
on the site of the
medieval royal residence=
Palace of
Westminster destroyed
a great mass of buildings on the east
bank of the Thames River
cover an area of > 3 hectares and
contain 1100 apartment, 100
staircases and 11 courts
Bobbies
nickname for policeman
named after a Sir Robert
Peel casually called
Bobby = Robert
It was Bobby who
created London’s police
force in 1820s – one of
the greatest advances
in the 19
th

Double-decker buses
can be seen all over Britain
first appreared in 1950s with
the name Routemaster
only the red ones in London

not as popular as the Tube –
heavy traffic= 6m/h = horse-
drawn horses
Images of England
River Thames
Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Bobbies
Double-decker Buses
The Rose
The Oak
Cricket
The Rose
national flower of England
has been Englands’s emblem
since the Wars of the Roses =
Civil wars (1455-1485)
royal house
of Lancaster
royal house
of York
The oak
traditional tree of England

the strength and endurance
regarded as the “monarch of the
forest”
Images of England
River Thames

Big Ben
Westminster Abbey
Houses of Parliament
Bobbies
Double-decker Buses
The Rose
The Oak
Cricket