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1、Name:TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandtheNorthernIrelandMainland:Britain(England,Scotland,Wales)MeaningofBritain:eitherGreatBritainortheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandNationalflag:UnionJackorUnionFlag(BluefieldwiththeredcrossofSaintGeorgeedgedinwhitesuperimpose
2、donthediagonalredcrossofSaintPatrick,whichissuperimposedonthediagonalwhitecrossofSaintAndrew)England:London(capital),Oxford(auniversitycenter,OxfordUniversitytheworld’soldestuniversity),Birmingham(2nd),Manchester(3rd;art,sport,entertainingcenter),Leeds,Sheffield,Liverpool,Br
3、istol,Nottingham,LeicesterandNewcastleuponTyne;mostlyrollinglowlandterrainwithlowhillsandplainsandacoastlinecutintobybays,covesandestuariesScotland:northern;lowlandinthesouthandeastandhighlandsinthenorthandeast;traditionandlonghistory;BenNevis,UK’shighestmountain;thehighestw
4、aterfallEasa’ChualAluinnintheHighlands;maincitiesincludeEdinburgh(2nd,east,neartheNorthSea),Glasgow(1st,west,nearAtlanticOcean),Aberdeen(3rd,atransportationcenter)andDundee;thebestqualityliveintheworldWales:south,neartheoceanwiththeeasternpartnexttoEngland;mostlymountainous;
5、thelongestriverSeverninitscenter;environment/culture/languagetotaldifferent;Cardiff(thecapitalcity,youngestcapitalinEurope,1st),Aberystwyth(nearCardiganBay,acoastaltown,anothermajorculturalandeducationalcenter);1945,WalesNationalLibraryestablishedNorthernIreland:knownforviol
6、entconflicts;plainsandhillswithforestsandlakes;twomountainranges(theMournes,theSperrins);LoughNeagh(382squarekilometers)thelargestfreshwaterlakeintheUK,oneofthelargestinEurope;mosthillyinNorthernIreland;capitalofNIisBelfast(northeastcorner);majorindustriesshipandairplanecons
7、tructions,telecommunication,technologyandtrading;Dublin,Londonderry,Galway,Cork,Limerick.Conurbations,MetropolisesandcitiesPhysicalfeaturesofBritain:mountains,hills,rivers,lakes,valleysClimate:mildandtemperate;fourseasons;rainfallisgreatestinthewesternanduplandareasRelations
8、NorthernIrelandhaswithEnglandUnderstandthetermscity,conurbation,andmetropol
