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TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandPARTONE

MapoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

ChapterOneTheCountry◎Learningobjectives:Aftercompletingthischapter,studentsshouldobtainsomemorebasicfactsanddetailedinformationabouttheUnitedKingdom,especiallyitsphysicalgeography,andequipthemselveswiththeknowledgeofBritishnaturalresources,theclimate,majorcities,andtheadministrativedivisionofthecountry.

1.Theofficialname,nationalflag,nationalanthem,andnationalcapitalofthecountry2.Thelocationandsizeofthecountry3.Theterrain,riversandmountainsofthecountry4.Thenaturalresourcesofthecountry5.Theclimateofthecountry◎Focalpoints:

TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(Since1927)

1.1.Theofficialname,nationalflag,nationalanthem,andnationalcapitalofthecountry

(1)TheOfficialNameoftheCountryConventionallyshortenedtoUnitedKingdomAbbreviation:UK

Peopleoftengetconfusedwiththeterms“England”,“Britain”,“GreatBritain”,“theUnitedKingdom”,and“theBritishIsles”.EvensomeBritishpeoplearenotfullyawareofthepreciserealitythatthesetermsexpress.Dothesetermsmeanthesame?◎Questiontoponder:

Hints?

ManypeoplesayEnglandwhentheyreallymeanTheUnitedKingdom.Thisisnotcorrect!PeopleinScotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandconsideritinsultingandhatehearingBritainbeingreferredtoas“England”asitappearstoignoretheirexistence.EnglandisonlyaconstituentcountryintheUK,andapartoftheislandofGreatBritain,togetherwithScotlandandWales.England

Strictly,“Britain”referstothelargestislandintheBritishIsles,whichcontainsmodern-dayEngland,Walesa