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Unit 1
A Brief Introduction to the United Kingdom I
the name of the country
The full and official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The effects of its imperial past
Close relation with the members of the Commonwealth .
The make up of the British population.
  1 in 20 are of non-European ethnicity.
Amember of European Union
Has been a member the European Union since 1973
The characteristics of Britain
It is not possible to sum up the Britishpeople with a few simple phrases
1) 4 parts within the one nation-state
2) A multiracial society
3) Remarkable class differences
4) Remarkable regional and economic
      differences
A significant role of London
Dominant in the UK in all sorts of ways
1)the largest city in the country
2)about one seventh of the nation’s population
3) the seat of government
4) the culture and business center of the UK
5) the financial center of the nation and world. 
The map of the UK
The Location and size.
in western Europe and separated from European continent by the North sea, the strait of Dover and the English channel.
The neighboring countries of Britain
Land Forms.
the lowland area and the highland area 
England: Pennies--backbone;
                  Cumbrian mountain--scafell
Scotland: Grampian mountain--Ben Nevis
Wales: Cambrian mountain--Snowdon
Northern Ireland:
Rivers and Lakes
Thames River (the most important river) : from Cotwolds--- London--- into the English Channel (338 kilometer).
Severn River(the longest river): from Cambrian Mountain---Cardiff and Bristol---  into the Bristol channel (354 kilometer).
important rivers in Scotland: Clyde(Glasgow) and Forth (Edinburgh).
Lake District:  15 lakes---England---The largest Lake Windermere
Lake Neagh: Northern Ireland --- the largest in the country.
Climate
temperate, maritime climate.
3 features: more fogs and smog in winter;
                    more rainy (drizzle) days and     
                    less sunny days;                   
                    instability or changeability.
English annual festivals ---May Day
in spring.