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2009-09-08 The united Kingdom Geography History Society Commerce Culture Quiz Now lets have a quiz about Britain. Let’s see how much do you know about Britain What is the area of Britain ? What is the climate like in The UK ? What is the Landscape like in the UK ? What about the cities in The UK ? * 高三年级英语 Word Power Read the contents page of the book with Daniel. part A The united Kingdom Geography Area Climate Landscape Flora and fauna Resources Cities History Prehistory Early inhabitants Invasions from Europe Post-war immigrants Society Population Language Government Rule of the monarchy Modern politics Law Education Economy Agriculture Commerce Trade and industry Manufacturing Transport Culture Religion Tradition Customs Lifestyle The arts appendixTotal 244,820?km2?(79th)94,526?sq?miIt is a sovereign state to the northwest of mainland Europe. It includes the island of Great Britain and the north-east part of the island of Ireland, together with many small local islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. England has a temperate 温和的climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round, though the seasons are quite variable in temperature. However, temperatures rarely fall below ?4?°C and will only rise above 32?°C in the height of the summer. The prevailing wind is from the southwest, bringing mild and wet weather to England regularly, from the Atlantic Ocean. It is driest in the east, warmest in the southwest in winter , and warmest in the southeast in summer. Snowfall can occur in winter and early spring.The United Kingdom is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, St Georges Channel and the Irish Sea. It is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. London - 7,172,091 (though the City of London proper is one of the smallest cities in England) Birmingham - 970,892 Other major cities with urban sub-area populations