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PartOneGeography
ChapterIAbriefintroductiontophysicalgeography
WhereistheU.K.?Andwhatisitmadeupof?Whatisitstotalarea?
-TheU.K.issituatedinNorthwesternEurope,lyingtothenorthofFranceandthewestoftheNetherlandsandDenmark.ItismadeupofEngland,Scotland,Wales,andNorthernIreland.Itstotalareais242534squarekilometers.
WhatarethepresentfeaturesoftheclimateofBritain?
-Britainhasamaritimec1imate--wintersarenottoocoldandsummersare:nottoohot.Therefore,itstemperaturevarieswithinasmallrange,rarelyfallingbelow-5'Cinwinterorrisingabout24'Cinsummer.Sunshinehoursarefewerinmoresoutherlyclimates
The"backboneofEngland":ItreferstothePennines,arangeofhillsextendingabout257kmsouthwardfromtheCheviotHillsontheScottishbordertocentralEngland.

Whatpercentageofthecountry'swaterrequirementsareobtainedfromundergroundsources?
-About38%ofthecountry'swaterrequirementsdependonundergroundsources.
ChapterIIIEconomy
WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheBritisheconomy?
-TheBritisheconomywasthefirsttohavebeenfullyindustrialized.Britainwasoneoftheworld'smostadvancedmanufacturingandtradingnations.Thepoundsterlingistheexchangecurrencyforaboutonethirdoftheworld'sforeigntrade.Theagriculturedoesnotproduceenoughfoodtomeetthecountry'sbasicneedsandpartofallvitalfoodstuffshastobeimported.Thelaborforceishomogeneous.
ChapterVTheMainCities
WhichcityisthecapitalofEnglandandGreatBritain?IsitthepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealth?
-LondonisthecapitalofEngland,anditisalsothepoliticalcentreoftheCommonwealth.
WhatdoesLondonconsistofadministratively?
-LondonadministrativelyconsistsofthecityofLondon,theoriginalnucleus,retainingamedievalsystemofgovernmentofcourtsofaldermenandanelectedlordmayor;andGreaterLondonametropolitancounty,madeupofInnerLondonboroughsand20OuterLondonboroughs.
GreaterLondon:Itisametropolitancounty(pop.7million),madeupof12InnerLondonboroughs,20OuterLondonboroughs.
PartThreeCulture
ChapterIEducation
Howmanyyearsdoesapupilstudyataprimarystateschool?
-Sixyears,fromtheageoffivetoeleven.