Reviewing Questions for A Survey of Britain1. What are the four political regions in the UK?England,Scotland,Wales and Noethern Ireland.2. What are the three zones in Scotland?The Highlands in the north,the Lowlands in the centre,the Uplands in the south.3. How is the BBC financed?It is financed by the grants from the British government and the sale of licenses.4. What is the big event that happened in 1066?The Norman Conquest.6.What are the capital cities of Northen Ireland and Irish republic respectively?Belfast and Dublin.7. What are most of the western governments divided into?Legislative,executive,and judicial8. What are the three major news agencies in the UK?Reuters,the Press Association Ltd. and Extel Financial9. What are the two school systems at primary and secondary levels?The state school system and independent school system10. What does the British central government consists of?The Cabinet,the Prime Minister,the Privy Council,and the Civil Servants11. What does the British parliament consist of?The Monarchy,The House of Lords and The House of Commons13. What does the Westminster consists of?Westminster Abbey and Place of Westminster14. Why do Englishmen like to talk about the weather?Because the weather changes frequently there`s always something to say about it , and this is probably the commonest way for strangers to start a conversation in Britian.15. What is the official name of Great Britain?The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland16. What are the two sides in the Second World War?The Axis Powers and the Allies17. How often does a general election normally take place?Every five years18. What is the main function of the House of Commons in Britain? Legieslation19. What are the three major parties in the UK?The Conservative Party,the Labor Party and the Liberal Party20. What are the three great religions of the world?Christianity,Islam and Buddhism.21. Name at least 3 kinds of British social welfare services.Health Service or Sickness Benefit,Unemployment Benefit,Maternity Benefits,Window`s Benefits,Rrtirement Pension and Family allowance or Child Benefit22. what are the oldest universities often referred to？Oxford and Cambridge23 what are the kinds of secondary schools in Britain?The grammar school and the secondary modern school24. What is the examination held in the last year at the primary school?The eleven-plus25. Name at least three major British public holidays.New Year`s Day,May Day,Christmas Day,Good Friday and Boxing Day 26. What is the state church in UK?The Anglican Church or the Church of England27. What are the two major companies that control TV and radio services in UK?The British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Broadcasting Authority(BBC and IBA)28. Name at least three British national daily papers.The Times,The Guardian,Daily Telegraph,Financial Times,Daily Mail,Daily Express,Daily Mirror,Morning Star and The Sun29. Name at least three British national Sunday papers.The Observer,Sunday Times,News of the World,The People,Sunday Mail,Sunday Express,Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Mirror30. List at least three British national periodicals.New Statesman,The Economist,the Spectator,Tribune,New Society and New Scientist31. What is the composition of population in UK?The English,the Welsh,the Scots,and the Irish.32. Who were the earliest known settlers of Great Britain?The Iberians33. Who were the members of the House of Lords?All the people with noble titles(Lords Temporal and Lords Spiritual) 34. Who conducted the religious reformation in UK in the 16th century? Henry VIII35. Who were the protagonists in the Glorious Revolution?William and the bourgeois36. Who were the two sides in the First World War?Central powers and the allied powers37. What are the functions of the House of Commons?Representation,legieslation,and scrutiny and influence of the executive38. What are the two major parties in UK at present?The Conservative Party and the Labor Party39. What are the two provinces into which the Church of England is divided?Canterbury and York40. Which sport is considered to be the most typical English of sports? Cricket41. who laid the foundations of the English state?The Anglo-Saxons42. who is the symbol of the whole nation?The monarch43. What is the original form of the British parliament?Great CouncilExplain the following terms in English:41. The Enclosure Movement.In the 14th and 15th century,in the process of disintegration of serfdom,the UK`s emerging bourgeoisie and nobility through violence farmers away from the land and occupy the farmers`s share of land and public land,depriving farmers of their land use rights and ownership,restrictions orcancel the original co-cultivated land rights and livestock rights,dispossession of land and occupy up to become a private ranch,ranch.43.The Hundred Years’ War.A series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France and their various allies for control of the French throne44. The Industrial Revolution. A period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture ,manufacturing,mining,transportation and technology had a profound effect on the social,economic and cultural conditions of the times45. The BBC A British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster,London46. The Civil Courts. The public places that deal with “private”controversies,particularly disputes thet arise between individuals or between private businesses or institutions.47. the Times. A British daily national paper published in London and distributed every morning except on Sundays48.No.10, Downing Street. An official residence held by the British Prime Ministermon law. Law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals50.the Glorious Revolution. The name of the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange—Nassau51. Bloody Mary. She was the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.During her five year reign,she had so many Protestants burnt to death.So her Protestant political opponents gave her the nickname of “Bloody Mary”.52. The Wars of Roses. A series of dynastic civil wars fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet:the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England53.the Magna Carta. An English charter to limit the king`s powers and protect the citizens` privileges54. The jury.The sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court,or to set a penalty or judgment55. The Tories.Members of two political parties which existed,sequentially,in the Kingdom of England,the Kingdom of Great Britain and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the 17th to the early 19th centuries56.the Labor Party. A centre-left political party founded in 1900 in the United Kingdom and one of the two main British political parties along with the Conservative Party,and a member of the Socialist International and Party of European Socialists57. The Cabinet. The heart of the British government,which is responsible for discussing and deciding government policy,especially in times of emergency.58.the shadow cabinet. A senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster system of government.59.the Constitutional Monarchy.A form of government in which a minarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution,whether it be a written,uncodified,or blended constitution.60. The British Commonwealth.An intergovernmental organisation of 54 independent member states cooperating within a framework of common values and goals.61. Oliver Cromwell. An English military and political leader who was part of the joint republican,military and parliamentarian effort that overthrew the Stuart monarchy as a result of the English Civi War,and was subsequently invited by his fellow leaders to assume a head of state role in 1653.62. the Religious Reformation.A political movement in a religious guise 64. Inquest of sheriffs.It was a general purge,that is to say,more than half were dismissed and replaced by others more closely connected with the royal exchequer.65.Westminster Abbey.The ancient church where monarchs are crowned and where many great people are buried66 Great Britain. It is lager than Ireland,and is divided into three regions :England in the south ,Scotland in the morth and Wales in the southwest67.Oxbridge. Oxford and Cambridge。