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PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT31 1.What is the official name? a.Geographical names: the British Isles, Great Britain and England. Among it, the British Isles are made up of two large islands-Great Britain (the larger one) and Ireland, and hundreds of small ones. b.Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2.Politically, what are the UK composed of? P21 3.What separates Britain from Europe? 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. 4.What is the highest peak in the UK? Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m). 5.What is the characteristic of UK population? Britain has a population of about 60 millions and it is very unevenly distributed. 90% of the population is urban and only 10% is rural. The population of Britain is made up mainly of the English (81.5%), the Scottish (9.6%), the Welsh (1.9%), the Irish (2.4%), the Northern Irish (1.8%) and other peoples (2.8%). The ancestors of the English are Anglo-Saxons, while the ancestors for the Scots, Welsh and Irish are Celts. What is the country’s national flag? 英国的国旗为“米”字旗，呈横长方形，长与宽之比为２∶１, 由深蓝底色和红、白色“米”字组成。旗中带白边的红色正十字代表英格兰守护神圣乔治，白色交叉十字代表苏格兰守护神圣安德鲁，红色交叉十字代表爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。此旗产生于１８０１年，是由原英格兰的白地红色正十旗、苏格兰的蓝地白色交叉十字旗和爱尔兰的白地红色交叉十字旗重叠而成。 The National symbol? 英国的国徽是英王徽。中心图案为一枚盾徽，盾面上左上角和右下角为红地上三只金狮，象征英格兰；右上角为金地上半站立的红狮，象征苏格兰；左下角为蓝地上金黄色竖琴，象征爱尔兰。盾徽两侧各由一只头戴王冠、代表英格兰的狮子和一只代表苏格兰的独角兽支扶着。盾徽周围用法文写着一句格言，意为“恶有恶报”；下端悬挂着嘉德勋章，饰带上写着“天有上帝，我有权利”。盾徽上端为镶有珠宝的金银色头盔、帝国王冠和头戴王冠的狮子。底部的绿地中有玫瑰（英格兰），蓟（苏格兰），韭菜（威尔士）以及三叶草（爱尔兰）。 Mountains, Rivers and Lakes Severn River is the longest river in Britain (338km). Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain (1,343m). Thames River is the second longest and most important river in Britain. (336km). Lough Neagh is the largest lake in Britain which is located in Northern Ireland. (396 square kilometres)