Weather and climate:
- Britain has a moderate[1] and well-balanced[2] climate
- the prevailing[3] winds are south-western and the weather is influenced by the Atlantic
- in winter the weather is cold and dry, of continental type
- the average difference between temperatures in winter and summer is largest inland
- the summer lasts from June to September and the temperatures are hovering[4] around 20 degrees
- at any time the weather is cloudy and rainy
- the lowest temperatures in winter are not lower than –7°C
- the average rainfall[5] is about 900 mm
Vegetation:
- the woodlands occupy about 8 % of the surface
- most of Britain is agricultural[6] land – 1/3 is arable[7] and the rest are pasture and meadows
- elaborate[8] land drainage[9] systems have been developed to cultivate the wet grounds[10]
[1] ) umírnění
[2] ) vyrovnaný
[3] ) převládat, existovat
[4] ) balancovat
[5] ) srážky
[6] ) zemědělský
[7] ) orná
[8] ) vypracovaný
[9] ) odvodňovat
[10] ) mokřiny
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