Учебно-методическое пособие по работе с темой "COUNTRY PROFILE". Дедова С.А. - 6 стр.

    II. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION/ CLIMATE/ WEATHER                               Answers: 1. India, 2. Canada, 3. Brazil, 4. Japan, 5. Holland, 6. Mexico,
                                                                              7. Nepal, 8. South Africa.
1. There follows a selection of words describing a range of geographical
   features.                                                                  Note the following rather tricky uses of the words north, south, east, west
Read each set of notes and see if you can guess which country is being        and the more general terms northern, southern, eastern, and western.
   described. The answers are given below.
                                                                               The South of France                  southern France
        1) a peninsula bounded by a large mountain range in the North –
                                                                               South Africa (a country)             southern Africa (a region)
a wide plateau extending to the ocean in the South – unpredictable
                                                                               The North Pole                       the southern hemisphere
monsoon climate – population (approximately 720,000,000) concentrated
                                                                               West Berlin                          western Europe
in the northern plains;
                                                                               East Germany                         eastern culture
        2) enormous forest areas in the interior – coastal mountains in the
                                                                               South-East Asia                      southern Europe
West – numerous islands off the north coast – lowlands in the North –
                                                                               South America                        the southern States of America
continental climate, severe inland, more moderate by the sea – total
                                                                               South / North Korea                  Northern Ireland
area: 3,851309 square miles;
                                                                               the south bank of the river          Eastern block countries
        3) a wide variety of land and climate – a huge river basin in the
North – thickly forested – a vast plateau in the South – densely populated
                                                                              2. Make or find an outline map of your country or a country you know
in coastal belt to the East – relatively underdeveloped in central areas
                                                                                 well and describe its physical geography, drawing in the key features.
beyond the highlands in the South-East – lies on the Equator;
        4) consists of four main islands – mountainous and hilly – many
                                                                              3. Write or discuss the answers to the following questions.
active volcanoes – subject to earthquakes, typhoons and tidal waves –
extends through many degrees of latitude – the climate, therefore, is very            a) Which country or countries might you choose to live in if you had
diverse;                                                                      to emigrate? Give the reasons for your choice.
        5) located round the mouth of the Rhine and opposite the Thames               b) What influence can a country’s physical geography have on the
estuary – a long coastline – most of the country flat and low-lying – large   lifestyle? Standard of living and quality of life of the population?
areas in the West and North below sea level – subject to floods – complex             c) Write out a page or two from the diary you kept during your trav-
network of canals;                                                            eling.
        6) mountainous with numerous lakes – varied climate according to
altitude, ranging from tropical to temperate to cold – highest point over     4. Study the picture (p. 12). What kind of weather is usual in the region
18,000 feet (nearly 6,000 metres) – desert in the West – half of the coun-       you live in? Is there any type of weather you have never experienced?
try lies inside the Tropic of Cancer;                                            What are abnormal weather conditions that usually happen on differ-
        7) to the North the southern slopes of a gigantic mountain chain-        ent continents?
tropical forests and jungle – highest peak 8,845 metres – fertile valleys
for agriculture in central zone;
        8) most highly developed country in its continent – rich in mineral
deposits and other natural resources – large industrialised urban areas
round coasts – rural in the interior – rich vegetation, good irrigation;




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