Geographical features of Great Britain as a mirror of British attitudes (lecture 2)

1. LECTURE 2 GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF GREAT BRITAIN AS A MIRROR OF BRITISH ATTITUDES

2. THE TERMS “BRITISH” AND “BRITAIN” USED FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES CAN SEEM VERY ARTIFICIAL. FOR CENTURIES IT HAS BEEN THE IDEA OF

ENGLAND (OR SCOTLAND,
.
OR
WALES), RATHER THAN
OF BRITAIN.

3. WHY?

ENGLAND AS WELL AS
BRITAIN IS
DOMINATED BY THE
SOUTH, AND
PARTICULARLY THE
SOUTH EAST.
WHY?

4.

IT’S THE RESULT
OF CLIMATE,
AGRICULTURAL
WEALTH, AND
PROXIMITY TO
THE EUROPEAN
MAINLAND

5.

THE
COUNTY OF
SUSSEX

6.

CORE AND
PERIPHERY
PATTERN OF
BRITAIN
Inner core (60 miles
aroud London)
Outer core (120 miles
around London)
Inner periphery (300
miles around London)
Outer periphery (the
rest of the country)

7.

THE UK IS A LAND OF
GREAT DIVERSITY,
PARTLY IN ITS
LANDSCAPE, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY
IN THE HUMAN SPHERE

8. THE BRITISH LOVE FOR COMPROMISE IS THE RESULT OF THE COUNTRY’S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY.

THE LAND AND
CLIMATE IN
BRITAIN HAVE
NOTABLE LACK
OF EXTREMES

9.

Why has Britain’s
climate got such
a bad
reputation?
Because of its
changeability

10.

THERE IS
ASTONISHING
VARIETY OF
SCENERY

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17. The enclosure of fields with hedgerows

18. TYPICAL THATCHED COTTAGE IN RURAL ENGLAND

LOVE OF THE
RURAL
LIFESTYLE AND
COUNTRYSIDE
SPEAKS OF
BRITISH
CONSERVATISM
AND DESIRE FOR
PRIVACY