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The Geography Outlook of the UK
1. The Geography Outlook of the UK
Climate. Weather.Wildlife.
2. THE WEATHER IN BRITAIN
weather is very …………………..:changeable
In Britain, the ……………
it
………
rains a lot, but the sun often shines too.
Winters can be ………………..
sometimes cold, with an average
…………..
………………….
temperature of 5o C in the south; there is often snow.
Summers can be cool or warm, but the temperature
o
………
does not usually go above 30 C. It is ………..
often cloudy,
and there are fairly
……… grey ………
skies for days or weeks
……………..
at a time .
Days are ……
long in summer and ………
short in winter. There
but not so often as foreigners think.
is sometimes fog, ……
British …………
people never ………..
know what tomorrow’s weather
will be like.
3. Plants of the UK
Poppy isthe
symbol of
peace
4.
The red rose isthe national
emblem of
England.
5.
The thistle isthe national
emblem of
Scotland.
6.
The daffodils and theleek are the emblems
of Wales.
7.
The Shamrock is theemblem of Ireland.
8.
oakelm
beech
The UK used
to be a land of
big forests.
9.
Scotland had mainly pine and birch.10. The Animal Life of the UK
deersquirrel
hare
hedgehog
fox
About 50 land
animals are
found in the UK.
11.
Fox-hunting has been aBritish
tradition
for
hundreds
of
years.
Specially trained dogs hunt
a fox, with men and women
following on horseback.
The fox is usually killed by
the dogs.
12. Birds of the UK
sparrowstarling
blackbird
Some 230 kinds
of birds live in
the UK.
13.
Robin is thenational bird of
the UK.