LOGOAbriefintroductiontoAbriefintroductiontothetheUKUKContentsAdministrativedivisions1Nationalflag,anthem,emblem2Populationandclass35Geographyandmajorcities4NatioanlvaluesandcharactersDoyouknowtheanswerstothesefollowingquestions?vHowmanypartscantheUKbedividedinto?Whatarethey?vWhydoesLondonplayasignificantroleintheUK?vWhydopeopleinforeigncountriessometimesmakethemistakeoftalkingaboutEnglandwhentheymeantheUK?Haveyouevermadethesamemistake?vWhatarethegeographicfeaturesoftheUK?vDoyouknowanycitiesintheUK?vWhatistheweatherlikeintheUK?vDoyouknowanythingaboutthepeopleintheUK?AdministrativedivisionsTheofficialtitleoftheUKistheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.TheUKismadeupof:GreatBritain(England,Scotland,andtheprincipalityofWales.)NorthernIreland(alsoknownasUlster)Numeroussmallerislands“WhenpeoplesayEngland,theysometimesmeanGreatBritain,sometimestheUnitedKingdom,sometimestheBritishIsles-butneverEngland.”-How to be an Alien byGeorgeMikesvWhatisthedifferencebetweentheUK,Britain,GreatBritain,EnglandandBritishIsles?BritishIsles:TheBritishIslesisageographicaltermwhichincludesGreatBritain,thewholeofIreland,andalltheoffshoreislands,mostnotablytheIsleofManwhichhasitsownparliamentandlaws.TheBritishIslesismadeupof:England-ThecapitalisLondon.Scotland-ThecapitalisEdinburgh.Wales-ThecapitalisCardiff.NorthernIreland-ThecapitalisBelfast.RepublicofIreland-ThecapitalisDublin.andaboutfivethousandsmallislands.theUK:thenameUnitedKingdomreferstotheunionofwhatwereoncefourseparatecountriesEngland,Scotland,Wales,andIreland(thoughmostofIrelandisnowindependent.)HistoryofthemakingoftheUK:1536-ActofUnionjoinsEnglandandWales1707-ActofUnionunitesScotlandandEngland,togetherwithWalestoformtheKingdomofGreatBritain.1801-TheIrishParliamentvotedtojointheUnion.ThethenKingdomofGreatBritainbecomestheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandIreland.1922-NamechangedtoUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,whenmostoftheSoutherncountiesinIrelandchooseindependence.NationalflagEnglandScotlandIrelandTheNationalFlagofEngland(theflagofSt.George)St Georges Day(23 April): the national day of EnglandInteresting Facts:Despite the fact that St. George has been the patron saint of England since the 14th century, only one in five people know that St. Georges Day falls on 23 April. More than a quarter of people living in England do not even know who their patron saint is! Shakespeare was born on 23 April 1564 and he died on the same day in 1616. TheNationalFlagofScotland(theflagofSt.Andrew)adiagonalwhitecrossform(calledasaltire)onabluefieldAfter Queen Elizabeth I of England died in 1603, King James VI On 12 April 1606 .On 28th July, 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, +WhentheredcrossofEnglandwasputontotheflagofScotland,awhiteborderwasaddedaroundtheredcrossforreasonsofheraldry.(Therulesofheraldrydemandedthattwocoloursmustnevertoucheachother.)TheNationalFlagof(thecrossofSt.Patrick)On1January1801,IrelandwasunitedwithGreatBritaincounterchanging“themosthonourablepositionandthesecondmosthonourablepositionTheSt.PatricksCrossremainsintheflageventhoughtodayonlyNorthernIrelandispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheflagsofthePatronSaintsofEngland,ScotlandandIrelandarerepresentedontheUnionFlag.But,whyisWalesnotrepresentedontheUnionFlag?TheWelshdragondoesnotappearontheflagbecausewhenthefirstUnionFlagwascreatedin1606,WaleswasalreadyunitedwithEnglandfromthe13thcentury.ThismeantthatWalesaPrincipalityinsteadofaKingdomandassuchcouldnotbeincluded.WhatwouldtheUnionFlaglooklikeifWaleswasrepresented?HowtoflytheUnionFlagcorrectlyHowtoflytheUnionFlagcorrectlyNationalanthem:GodSavetheQueenGod Save the QueenGodsaveourgraciousQueen,LongliveournobleQueen,GodsavetheQueen:Sendhervictorious,Happyandglorious,Longtoreignoverus:GodsavetheQueen.OLord,ourGod,arise,Scatterherenemies,Andmakethemfall.Confoundtheirpolitics,Frustratetheirknavishtricks,OnTheeourhopeswefix,Godsaveusall.Thychoicestgiftsinstore,Onherbepleasedtopour;Longmayshereign:Mayshedefendourlaws,AndevergiveuscauseTosingwithheartandvoiceGodsavetheQueenGeographicalfeaturesWhatistheclimatelikeintheUK?vBritainisanislandcountryandthesurroundingseagivesEnglandavariedclimate.vTemperatemaritimevWarmestandcoldestmonthsWhatistheclimatelikeintheUK?RainFallvRainisfairlywelldistributedthroughouttheyear,withlatewinter/spring(FebruarytoMarch)thedriestperiodandautumn/winter(OctobertoJanuary)thewettest.vTheLakeDistrictisEnglandswettestregion,receivingandaverageof130inches(330centimeters)ofprecipitationeachyear.Thewesternandnorthernhillsreceiveabout40inches(102centimeters)ofrain,whiletheeastcoastreceivesabout20inches(51centimetres).WhatistheclimatelikeintheUK?vTheLakeDistrictTheLakeDistrictvWilliamWordsworth(1770-1850)THEDAFFODILSvIwanderedlonelyasacloudThatfloatsonhighoervalesandhills,WhenallatonceIsawacrowd,Ahost,ofgoldendaffodils;Besidethelake,beneaththetrees,Flutteringanddancinginthebreeze.vContinuousasthestarsthatshineAndtwinkleonthemilkyway,Theystretchedinnever-endinglineAlongthemarginofabay:TenthousandsawIataglance,Tossingtheirheadsinsprightlydance.vThewavesbesidethemdanced;buttheyOut-didthesparklingwavesinglee:Apoetcouldnotbutbegay,Insuchajocundcompany:Igazed-andgazed-butlittlethoughtWhatwealththeshowtomehadbrought:vForoft,whenonmycouchIlieInvacantorinpensivemood,TheyflashuponthatinwardeyeWhichistheblissofsolitude;Andthenmyheartwithpleasurefills,Anddanceswiththedaffodils.LondonTeaCosy(Putoverateapottokeeptheteawarm)LondonLondonismadeupoftwoancientcitieswhicharenowjoinedtogether.vtheCityofLondon,knowsimplyastheCity(SquareMile).vtheCityofWestminsterTogethertheyallmakeuparegionknownasGreaterLondon.LandmarksinLondonTowerofLondonTodaytheTowerofLondonhousestheCrownJewelsandisopentothepublicasamuseum.TheCrownJewelsarehousedinthisbuildingTheLegendofTheRavensStauteofQueenVictoriastandsinfrontofStPaulsVictoriaTower-withtheSovereigns EntrancebeneathHousesofParliamentBigBenTypicalEnglishpresents(souvenirs)totakebackhomeTeaTowel(3:99)(usedfordryingupplates)ChildsPolicemansHelmet(5:99)PostboxMoneyBox(4:99)TelephoneBoxMoneyBox(4:99)TowerBridge(6:99)PopulationPopulationstatisticscountrypopulationPoulationdensityUK60,943,912250personsperkEngland50,094,000(83%)384personsperkScotland5,078,000(9%)64personsperkWales2,952,000(5%)142personsperkNorthernIreland1,170,000(3%)121personsperkAnurbanpopulationRankCityWherefoundAreaPopulation( 2001 Census) 1LondonEngland1,580km(620mi)7,172,0912BirminghamEngland283km(109mi)970,8923LeedsEngland552km715,4044GlasgowScotland177km(68mi)577,8695SheffieldEngland513,2346BradfordEngland467,6657EdinburghScotland260km(100mi)448,6248LiverpoolEngland439,4779ManchesterEngland392,81910BristolEngland380,61511CardiffWales305,35312CoventryEngland97km(37mi)300,84813LeicesterEngland279,92114BelfastNorthernIreland276,45915NottinghamEngland75km(29mi).266,988(北京市户籍人口1500万，外来常住人口300万；秦皇岛： 截止2008年7月，全市总人口283万; 天津人口密度886人每平方公里, 北京人口密度823人每平方公里,上海人口密度2640人每平方公里, 河北人口密度355人每平方公里)EthniccompositionEarlyethnicgroupsprehistoricpeople:Iberians500BC.theCelts:short,roundheads,darkhair,redhair5thandthe7thcenturiesADtheAnglo-Saxons:tall,blond,blue-eyed9thcenturytheScandinavians(theVikings)1066theNormans(Frenchspeakinginvaders)ImmigrationafterWWIIAccordingtothe2001Census,theethniccompositionoftheUnitedKingdomwas:EthnicgroupPopulationProportionoftotalUKpopulationWhite54,153,89892.1%Mixedrace677,1171.2%Indian1,053,4111.8%Pakistani747,2851.3%Bangladeshi283,0630.5%OtherAsian(non-Chinese)247,6440.4%BlackCaribbean565,8761.0%BlackAfrican485,2770.8%Black(others)97,5850.2%Chinese247,4030.4%Other230,6150.4%NationalvaluesReserveModestySenseofhumorsportsmanship