The Southeast

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THE SOUTHEAST
STUDENT
6 CLASS B
IKRYANOVA DIANA

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WHERE IS THE SOUTH-EAST OF ENGLAND LOCATED

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LANDSCAPE
A MIXTURE OF LOWLANDS AND CHAINS OF SMALL
HILLS. TO THE FAR NORTH WEST ARE THE
COTSWOLD HILLS, WHILE THE CHILTERNS EXTEND
FROM OXFORDSHIRE ACROSS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
INTO HERTFORDSHIRE.
A HORSESHOE-SHAPED RING OF CHALK HILLS
KNOWN AS THE DOWNS RUN DOWN TO THE SEA
THROUGH KENT AND SUSSEX. THE SOUTH DOWNS
REACH THE COAST NEAR BRIGHTON, THE NORTH
DOWNS AT DOVER, WHERE THEY END IN THE
FAMOUS WHITE CLIFFS, WHICH ARE THE FIRST
SIGHT OF ENGLAND FOR TRAVELLERS BY SEA
FROM CONTINENTAL EUROPE.

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IMPORTANT TOWNS AND CITIES
OXFORDOXFORD IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE
REGION AND IS HOME TO ONE OF BRITAIN'S
OLDEST UNIVERSITIES.

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IMPORTANT TOWNS AND
CITIES
THE M25, THE MOTORWAY WHICH RINGS
LONDON, IS LINKED BY OTHER MOTORWAYS WITH
THE CHANNEL PORTS OF DOVER, SOUTHHAMPTON
AND PORTSMOUTH. DOVER IS ENGLAND'S BUSIEST
PORT. FERRIES CARRY PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT
TO AND FROM THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE. THE
TERMINUS FOR THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, WHICH
OPENED IN 1994 AND LINKS ENGLISH MAINLAND
WITH THE REST OF EUROPE, IS AT FOLKESTONE.

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IMPORTANT TOWNS AND
CITIES
THERE ARE SEVERAL BUSY SEASIDE RESORTS
IN THE SOUTHEAST, INCLUDING MARGATE,
WORTHING, BRIGHTON AND EASTBOURNE.
THE CATHEDRAL CITIES OF CANTERBURY
AND WINCHESTER ALSO ATTRACT MANY
VISITORS EACH YEAR.

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IMPORTANT TOWNS
AND CITIES
OTHER IMPORTANT TOWNS
INCLUDE READING AND
WINDSOR IN BERKSHIRE.

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AIRPORTS
HEATHROW AIRPORT IS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST
OF CENTRAL LONDON. IT IS THE UK’S LARGEST
AIRPORT AND EUROPE’S BUSIEST AIRPORT FOR
PASSENGER TRAFFIC. IT ALSO HANDLES MORE
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC THAN ANY OTHER AIRPORT
IN THE WORLD.
GATWICK AIRPORT, THE UK'S SECOND BUSIEST
AIRPORT, IS ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH WEST OF
LONDON.

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INDUSTRY AND
FARMING
THE SOUTHEAST HAS MAINLY LIGHT INDUSTRIES AND IS ALSO
HOME TO THE LARGEST OIL REFINERY AT FAWLEY, NEAR
SOUTHHAMPTON. THERE ARE HOVERCRAFT FACTORIES ON
THE ISLE OF WIGHT. KENT HAS PAPER MILLS, SHIPYARDS, AND
A NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT DUNGENESS. AWAY FROM
THE TOWNS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SMALL FARMS, WITH
ORCHARDS AND FRUIT FARMS. KENT, KNOWN AS THE
'GARDEN OF ENGLAND', IS FAMOUS FOR ITS APPLES AND FOR
HOPS, USED IN BREWING BEER. LAMBERHURST IS KNOWN
FOR ITS VINEYARDS AND PRODUCES ENGLISH WINES.
INDUSTRY IN BERKSHIRE CENTRES AROUND BRACKNELL,
MAIDENHEAD, READING AND SLOUGH, WITH ELECTRONICS
CONCENTRATED IN MILTON KEYNES. HERTFORSHIRE IS
KNOWN FOR ENGINEERING, MOSTLY AT ST ALBANS, HATFIELD,
LETCHWORTH AND WATFORD. THE OXFORD SUBURB OF
COWLY HAS HUGE CAR FACTORIES AND WAS THE BIRTHPLACE
OF THE CLASSIC MORRIS MINOR.

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FAULI OIL REFINERY

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FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CUSHION BOATS

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THE GARDEN OF
ENGLAND
THE COUNTY OF KENT IS KNOWN AS “ THE
GARDEN OF ENGLAND ” BECAUSE IT
PRODUCES A LOT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
IT IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR GROWING A FRUIT
CALLED HOPS, USED TO MAKE BEER, BRITAIN 'S
FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK. HOPS USED TO
BE DRIED IN OAST-HOUSES AN UNUSUAL
BUILDING AND A VERY POPULAR SIGHT IN
KENT. NOWADAYS, THEY ARE NOT USED, BUT
HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO FASHIONABLE,
UNIQUE HOUSES

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THE WEALD
AN AREA IN THE SOUTH OF
ENGLAND WHICH SEPARATES
THE NORTH DOWNS AND
SOUTH DOWNS.

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CINQUE PORTS
FIVE SEAPORTS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF
KENT AND SUSSEX - HASTINGS, ROMNEY,
HYTHE, DOVER AND SANDWICH, LATER
INCREASED WITH WINCHELSEA AND RYE
WHO WERE ORDERED IN THE MIDDLE AGES
TO PRODUCE SHIPS FOR SERVICE AND WERE
GRANTED SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR DOING
SO. ONLY DOVER, HASTINGS AND HYTHE
ARE STILL ON THE COAST.

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