英国基本概况

British Survey Test Part I Geography

1. The total area of the U.K. is _____.

A. 211,440 B. 244,110 C. 241,410 D. 242,534 2. England occupies the _____ portion of the U.K. A. northern B. eastern C. southern

3. The most important part of the U.K. in wealth is _____. A. Northern Ireland B. England C. Scotland

4. _____ is on the western prominence between the Bristol Channel and the Dee estuary. A. Wales B. Scotland C. England

5. Wales was effectively united with England in the _____ century. A. 14th B. 15th

英国历史，地理，政治，经济，教育，宗教

1. In history, Romans occupied Britain for about _______ years. A. 700B. 600 C. 500 D. 400

2. Which of the following tribes ? rst came to Britain? A. Anglos. B. Saxons. C. Jutes. D. Celts.

3. The three great Germanic tribes: the Anglos, the _______ and the Jutes, which invaded Britain, form the basis of the modern British people. A. Saxons B. Scots C. Welsh D. Essex

4. William won the Battle of Hastings. Later, on _______, he was crowned King of England.

A. Easter Day B. St. Andrew’s Day C. Christ

英国与美国地理、政治、历史、经济简介。共七课。

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Geographic Position

UK is situated in Western Europe, lying off the northwest coast of Europe and surrounded by the sea (the Arctic Sea, north Atlantic Sea, Irish Sea, and North Sea), and it covers most of the British Isles(Great Britain, Ireland and some small islands). UK is seperated from the European Continent by by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Its neighboring countries include France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Irish Republic and Icelan

英国与美国地理、政治、历史、经济简介。共七课。

CHAPTER1

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Geographic Position

UK is situated in Western Europe, lying off the northwest coast of Europe and surrounded by the sea (the Arctic Sea, north Atlantic Sea, Irish Sea, and North Sea), and it covers most of the British Isles(Great Britain, Ireland and some small islands). UK is seperated from the European Continent by by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Its neighboring countries include France, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Irish Republic and Icelan

? Great Britain

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Geographical features and the People

1. The British Isles are situated in the northwest part of the Europe.

2. Britain ruled an empire that had 1/4 of the world’s people and 1/4 of the

world’s land area. It had colonies in North America, Asia, Africa and Australia. 3. The empire maintains links through a loose organization—Commonwealth of

Nations英联邦.

4. Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 5. 大不列颠和英国的关系：Great Britain【England+Scotland+Wales(英伦三岛)】

+Northern Ireland=The UK

The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries UK（The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland） INTRODUCTION

? 1. The Commonwealth of Nations ? 2. European Union since 1973

? 3. G7: the Group of Seven large developed economies-> G8 -> G20

? 4. Population:1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity, a multiracial society. ? 5. One nation of four parts: ? England ? Scotland ? Wales

? Northern Ireland ? 6. Capital: London

? in the south of the country ? the largest city in the cou

The Society and Culture of Major English-Speaking Countries UK（The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland） INTRODUCTION

? 1. The Commonwealth of Nations ? 2. European Union since 1973

? 3. G7: the Group of Seven large developed economies-> G8 -> G20

? 4. Population:1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity, a multiracial society. ? 5. One nation of four parts: ? England ? Scotland ? Wales

? Northern Ireland ? 6. Capital: London

? in the south of the country ? the largest city in the cou

第一单元

英国The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,the United Kingdom or U.K., Great Britain, Britain. Informally不正式的名称: England

组成：England ,Scotland ,and Wales；numerous smaller coastal islands; and Northern Ireland 位置：Britain is situated in Western Europe and is separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. Islands including the northern part of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.To the west o

基本概况

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Iberians (3000BC-2000BC) the Stonehenge in Wiltshire

The Beaker Folk (2000BC)

The native Celts (700BC)

Roman Britain (55BC-410AD) three invasions:55BC by Julius Caesar failed;

54BC by Julius Caesar failed (the invasion marked the beginning of English recorded history for his diary)

43AD by the Emperor Claudius,and driving many of the native Celts into mountainous Scotland and Wales (built the Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall against Scotland;Roman civilization; slave society)

The Anglo-Saxon (446-871) there Germanic ethnic