3rd Chapter Flashcards
What is characteristic of Britain’s physical geography (land and climate)
- mountains are not very high
- flat land with hills
- same climate as north-western part of Europe
- not very hot in summer or very cold in winter
Which part of Britain gets more rain than the opposite part? Why is it so?
West part, because of the wind from Atlantic Ocean
Which part of Britain has slightly colder winters than the opposite part? Why?
East part, the west is warmed by tropical airstream
Why has Britain’s climate got such a bad reputation and who created the image of a wet, foggy land in the past?
Due to weather’s changeability
The Romans, 2000 years ago.
Which parts of Britain are generally low-lying and which are mountainous?
South and east - low lying
North and west - mountainous areas
Britain has got a greater proportion of which type of the countryside compared to other European countries?
Grassland
Fields, especially in southern England, are divided from each other by
Hedgerows
How do English and Welsh cities differ from those in other European countries and why is it so?
Not living so often in blocks of flats, because they value their privacy more
What is the proportion of Britain’s population living in towns?
75 percent
Which two words is the word smog a combination of and why was it first used in Britain?
Smoke and fog,
because Britain was the first industrialized country
What were pea-soupers and through which works of literature did they become famous?
Thick smogs,
Sherlock Holmes stories by Charles Dickens
Apart from drowning, what else could happen to a person who fell into the Thames in mid-19th c.?
Get sick from polluted water
How else did the river Thames make life in London unpleasant at the time?
Unpleasant smell
What helped to lessen air pollution in the 1960s and 1970s and what caused to increase it again?
Forbidding of open coal fires in city areas,
Increase of motor cars
What is the original walled city of London colloquially known as today?
“The square mile”
Why did the city of London not contain Parliament and the royal court?
It would have interfered with the autonomy of merchant and traders living there
Which part of London is famous for its many theatres and cinemas?
West End
Which part is known as the poorer residential area of central London and what is its famous slang called??
East End,
Cockney
What is known as commuter land?
Area surrounding the outer suburbs of London
What is the county of Kent known as and why?
“The Garden of England”
Many fruits and vegetables are grown there
Which are Britain’s second and third largest cities?
Manchester, Birmingham
What is Birmingham and the surrounding area known as and what was its industry during the Industrial Revolution?
Black Country,
major engineering centre - iron and steel
What is meant by the north-south divide?
South has always had lower rates of unemployment and more expensive houses
What is the name of the mountains dividing northern England and why did the surrounding areas become the centre of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th c.?
The Pennines,
Large deposits of coal, iron ore
Which areas were the world’s leading producers of cotton and woollen goods respectively in the 19th c.
Manchester area,
Bradford and Leeds
Which is the largest National Park in England and which writers are associated with it?
Lake District
Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey (the “Lake Poets”)
What are Scotland’s three clearly-marked regions and which one is most populated?
Southern Uplands
Central Plain - most populated
Highlands
What was Glasgow famous for in European design and architecture at the turn of the 19th c.
Artistic heritage
European City of Culture
Which Glasgow football team is considered Catholic and which Protestant?
Celtic - Catholic
Rangers - Protestant
What is Edinburgh called and why?
“the Athens of the North”
Fine historic buildings and its topography
Where do most people of Wales live?
South-east of the country
What used to be the typical industry of Wales?
Coal mining
Where is the largest National Park in Britain and what is its name?
North-west
The Cairngorms
Where would you find the Giant’s Causeway and why is it called so?
North coast of Northern Ireland
Rocks form an image of enormous stepping stones
