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The Full Name of the British State
The full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, usually abbreviated to the United Kingdom or U.K., Great Britain, Britain or informally England. The total area is about 244,820 square kilometers. It Is over 1,000 km from south to north and about 500 km from west to east.
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theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland
Great Britain (England,ScotlandandWales)
Northern Ireland
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People in U.K.
Population: 57.8 million (mid-1991) 60,094,648 (July 2003) 60,441,457 (July 2005)
Lecture1 The United Kingdom
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整体 概述
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Geography People Sights
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Warm-up Questions
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Neighbor countries
Britain faces Scandinavia Peninsular (Norway, Sweden and Denmark) to the northeast and to the North lies Iceland. To the south across the English Channel lies France and Belgium(比利时) and to the east across North Sea lie Germany and Holland.
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England
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Facts and Figures:
England occupies the southern part of Great Britain and is important part of the Kingdom in wealth, size, and population. It has an area of more than 130,000 square kilometers and it take up nearly 60% of the whole island.
Where is the United Kingdom? What is the full name of the British state? What countries does it consist of ? What is the total population of the United Kingdom? What is the most densely populated area of Britain? Which is the longest river in U.K.? ．．．
Over 61,000,000 (Latest Data)
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Distribution
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Ethnic groups
Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi (孟加拉国人) Chinese African Arab white 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census) Official language: English.
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Severn River
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Severn River
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Thames River
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Climate
Favorable maritime climate(海洋性气候) Steady reliable rainfall Small range of temperature The surrounding waters tend to balance the seasonal differences by heating the land in winter and cooling it off in summer.
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British Isles Britain Great Britain
Two large islands several small ones two states
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
England, Wales Scotland
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Location
An island country which lies in the North Atlantic Ocean of the north coast of Europe, separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. The English Channel is between England and France. To the west of it lies the Atlantic Ocean, across and beyond it is America.
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Rivers and Lakes
Great ports: London, Liverpool, Glasgow (格拉斯哥） Longest River: Severn River(塞文河, 338km) The second longest and important river: Thames River(泰晤士河，336km ) Largest lake: Lough Neagh(内伊湖，396 km²) in Northern Ireland