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chapter 1 A general survey UK全称: Official name ---the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ----the United Kingdom of the UK 每个nation的capital Capital city National Emblem England London rose Scotland Edinburgh Thistle 蓟花 Wales Cardiff 加的夫 Daffodil 水仙花 Northern Ireland Belfast 贝尔法斯特 Shamrock 三叶草 Northern Ireland: Lough Neagh:the largest lake in Britain which covers an area of 396 k㎡ (内伊湖) 3、Scotland: Ben Nevis:the highest mountain in Britain（本尼维斯山） 4、Edinburgh :1.the capital city of Scotland 2.economic center of Scotland 3.a tourist city second only to London in UK(Royal Miles Princes Street)皇家英里大道王子大街 （1）Edinburgh castle(十字皇宫）:symbol of Edinburgh situated on a mound of Vol Windsor castle(温莎城堡）:largest occupied castle Holyrood palace（荷里路德宫）：the official residence（住处） of the Monarch of the United Kingdom in Scotland,located at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh,at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle The stone of destiny命运之石 Coronation stone 加冕石==referred to in England Referendum 苏格兰公投 England Mountain-the Pennines(北乃恩山脉) Backbone of the central Northern England London East-poor West-rich important river in London ：Thames泰晤士河 London Eye：the largest Ferris Wheel 摩天轮 in Europe/ Big Ben=Elizabeth Tower the largest four-faced chiming clock Westminster Abbey 威斯敏斯特教堂 Palace of Westminster 威斯敏斯特宫 House of Parliament 国会大厦 Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 Further information National currency（本国货币）： GBP=Great Britain Pound（英镑） National day ：Queen’s Birthday 2nd Saturday of June since 1952实际=April 21,1926 National flag ：Union Flag adopted on Jan 1st 1801 National flower：rose Location：Western Europe 6、Geography .Location ---Located off the northwest coast of Europe ---an island country surrounded by four seas .to the south by the English Channel,which separates it from continental Europe .to the east by the North Sea