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Part one the United Kingdom of Britain and North Ireland

p3 1 What’s the differences between Britain and the British Isles, Great Britain, England, the UK and the British Commonwealth?

2 tell

3 geographical names of the UK

3 tell the 3 political divisions on the island of Great Britain

p4 1 the British Empire gradually disappeared and it was replaced by the British Commonwealth of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1931

2 the Commonwealth

3 Describe the geographical position(features) of Britain

4 it is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and

the North Sea in the east

5 the English Channel

p5 1 Chunnel

2 the north and west of Britain are mainly highlands.

3 England occupies the largest, southern part of Great Britain with Wales to its

west and Scotland to its north.

4 Whereabouts in Great Britain are mostly highland and lowland

p6 1 the Pennines

2 tell the

3 natural zones in Scotland

3 Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is located Scotland.

p7 1 in Britain, the longest river is the Seven River

2 Thames River

p8 the largest lake in Britain is the Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland

p9 1 What factors influence the climate in Britain 2 tell the characteristics of Britain’s climate

p11 1 Describe the distribution of Britain’s population

2 Britain has a population of 57,411,000

3 Britain is a densely populated country with an average of 237 people per square

kilometre and it is very unevenly distributed.

p12 1 What is the difference between ancestors of the English and Scot, Welsh and Irish 2 During the fifth century when the Roman Empire fell, the Germanic Angles and Saxons

invaded and conquered Britain.

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