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I. What are the 6 English speaking countries? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland （大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国） The Republic of Ireland （爱尔兰共和国） The United States of America(美利坚合众国) Canada（加拿大） The Commonwealth of Australia （澳大利亚联邦） New Zealand (新西兰) II. The Land 1. The name of the country 1) Geographical names： the British Isles（不列颠群岛 ）：are made up of two large islands---Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. Great Britain G.B. GB（大不列颠，英国） Britain(不列颠, 英国) England英格兰 2) Official name： the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 UK: the United Kingdom(大不列颠)联合王国 3) A historical term: the British Empire大英帝国 The British Commonwealth英联邦 The Commonwealth (of nations) is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 53 member countries until 2007. It is a loose association connected more economically than politically 2. Geographical location and features 1). Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. 2).The British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain （the larger one） and Ireland， and hundreds of small ones. Great Britain ( 90%): a. England, Scotland and Wales Northern Ireland many small coastal islands the Republic of Ireland: an independent country 3). The north and west of Britain are mainly highlands; and the east and southeast are mostly lowlands. 4) The country covers an area of 242, 532 square kilometers. II. The land 3. Mountains, rivers and lakes Ben Nevis (尼维斯峰)is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m)，located in Scotland. Snowdon （斯诺登峰） is the highest mountain in Wales， the second highest mountain in Britain.（1,085m） The Severn River (塞汶河) is the longest river i