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chapter 1 A gen eral survey 1、UK 全称:Official name ---the Un ited Kin gdom of Great Britai n and Norther n Irela nd. ----the Uni ted Kin gdom of the UK 每个 nation 的 capital Capital city Natio nal Emblem En gla nd London rose Scotla nd Edin burgh Thistle 蓟花 Wales Cardiff加的夫 :Daffodil 水仙花 Norther n Irela nd Belfast贝尔法斯特 Shamrock 三叶草 2、 Northern Ireland: Lough Neagh:the largest lake in Britain which covers an area of 396 ktf （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 ec ono mic cen ter of Scotla nd a tourist city sec ond only to London in UK（Royal Miles Princes Street）皇家英里大道王子大街 （1） Edin burgh castle （十字皇宫）:symbol of Edin burgh situated on a mound of Vol （2） Windsor castle （温莎城堡）:largest occupied castle （3） Holyrood palace （荷里路德宫）：the official reside nee （住处） of the Mon arch of the Un ited Kin gdom in Scotla nd.lo cated at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle The stone of desti ny 命运之石 Coron atio n stone 力卩冕石==referred to in En gla nd Refere ndum苏格兰公投 5、 England Mountain-the Pennines北乃恩山脉） Backb one of the cen tral Norther n En gla nd 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 chimi ng clock Westmi nster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂 Palace of Westmi nster 威斯敏斯特宫 House of Parliame nt 国会大厦 Buck in gham Palace 白金汉宫 3、Further information Natio nal curre ncy （本国货币）： GBP=Great Brita in Pou nd （英镑） nd National day : Queen s Birthday 2 Saturday of June since 195实际=April 21,1926 National flag : Union Flag adopted on Jan National flower : rose Location : Western Europe 6、 Geography (Q:Describe the geographical position of Britain?) .Locati on ---Located off the no rthwest coast of Europe ---an isla nd country surro un ded by four seas .to the south by the English Channel,which separates it from continental Europe .to the east by the North Sea .to the west b