文档介绍：IRELAND
Unit 11 Land,people and history
Unit 12 Politics and Economy
Unit 13 Irish Culture : How the Irish Live Now
Unit 14 Irish Culture :Language,Literature and Arts
IRELAND
Unit11、Land, people and History
Geography,Land and Environment
Population
Prehistory
The celts
ing of Christianity
The Middle Ages
Early Modern Period
The 18th Century
Modern Ireland
Geography,Land and Environment
Ireland is a small island off the northwest coast of Great Britain,divided from Scotland by a narrow strait of water.
1、Northern Ireland----province is
Great Britain
IRELAND
2、Republic of Ireland ---- an
independent nation in its own right
(the name of Ireland belongs to it )
Geography,Land and Environment
In size,the island of Ireland is in total 84421 square kilometres.
Northern Ireland ----14139 square kilometres
Republic of Ireland ----70282 square kilometres
The border between these two jurisdictions drawn up in 1920,the fault lines was constructed along the political and religious.
Geography,Land and Environment
The climate changes little between summer and climates together with frequent rain ensure that the grasslands flourish in all seasons and that snow and ice are is perfect for many domestic animals(such as cows and horses)and for growing grass.
In terms of geographical elevations,the island of Ireland resembles a tea saucer,with a large central prised of limestone with an occasional relief of hills which rise at the coastline in a discontinuous border of mountains which often slope precipitously into the sea.
Geography,Land and Environment
In terms of native flora and fauna,Ireland has a smaller range than is found elsewhere in Europe.
Today,there are only remnants of the old natural forest in the Killarney area,which indicates that the oak was originally interspersed with holly and birch trees,with ash,hazel,and yew growing in limestone areas.
Traditionally,Ireland had a quite unspoiled landscape,mostly due to parati