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Part 1　The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandChapter 1 Physiographical Features 1

1.1 Name,Size and Location 1

1.2 Physiographical Features 2

1.3 Climate and Weather 4

Chapter 2 The History of the UK 6

Chapter 3 People and Major Cities 18

3.1 People of the UK 18

3.2 Major Cities 20

Chapter 4 Political System 22

4.1 The Constitutional Monarchy 22

4.2 The Legislative Body 23

4.3 The Executive Body 25

4.4 The Judicial Body 26

4.5 The Political Parties 27

4.6 Elections 31

Chapter 5 Economy 33

5.1 Features of the UK Economy 33

5.2 British Industry 34

5.3 British Agriculture 36

5.4 British Trade and Finance 37

Chapter 6 Science and Education 41

6.1 Science 41

6.2 Education 45

Chapter 7　Traditions,Customs and Religions 55

7.1　Three Royal Traditions 55

7.2 Customs 56

7.3　Religions 60

7.4　Features of the British Worship 62

Chapter 8　Media 65

8.1 Functions of Media in the UK 65

8.2　The British Broadcasting 68

8.3 Current Trends in Public and Private Domains 70

Chapter 9　Holidays and Sightseeing 72

9.1　Holidays 72

9.2　Ways of Spending Holidays 75

9.3　British Sightseeing 76

Chapter 10　Sports 82

Chapter 11　National Flag and Anthem 89

11.1　Flag 89

11.2 Anthem 90

Chapter 12　Foreign Relations 93

12.1　Changing Policies 93

12.2　The Changing UK and Its Security 93

12.3　The Relation with International Organizations 94

12.4　The Relation with the USA 96

12.5　The Relation with China 97

Chapter 13　Social Life 100

13.1　Various Ways of Life in the UK 100

13.2 Class Structure 100

13.3　Welfare State 101

13.4　Family Life 103

Chapter 14　Literature of the UK 107

14.1　The Beginning Period of English Literature 107

14.2　The GoldenAge of English Drama 108

14.3　Female Novelists in Nineteenth-century England 110

14.4　The Stream of Consciousness Novels 112

14.5　Diversified Topics in Contemporary English Novels 114

Part 2　The United States of America 116

Chapter 15 Physiographical Features 116

15.1　Location and Area of the USA 116

15.2　The Physiographical Features 116

15.3 American Rivers and Lakes 118

15.4　Mountains 120

15.5 Climate and Weather 120

Chapter 16　The History of the USA 123

16.1　The Beginning of the USA 123

16.2　Indians(c.25,000 years ago) 123

16.3 The Discovery of America 124

16.4 Colonization of North America 125

16.5 Result of the Early Explorations 126

16.6 The Founding of the Thirteen Colonies 126

16.7　The Birth of the USA 127

16.8 The Territory of USA 128

16.9 The 1st Three US Presidents and the War with England 129

16.10　The USA in the First World War 134

16.11　The Great Depression and Roosevelt's"New Deal" 134

16.12　The USA in the Second World War 136

16.13　The Postwar USA 137

Chapter 17　Population and Major Cities 141

17.1　Population in the USA 141

17.2　Major Cities 144

Chapter 18　American Political System 149

18.1 The Federal System 149

18.2 The American Congress 150

18.3 The Federal Administration 153

18.4　The Judicial Body 155

Chapter 19　Political Parties and the Elections 158

19.1 American Political Parties 158

19.2　American Elections 160

Chapter 20　American Economy 163

20.1 Features of the American Economy 163

20.2 American Industry 164

20.3 American Agriculture 166

20.4 American Trade and Finance 168

Chapter 21 American Science and Education 171

21.1　American Science 171

21.2　American Education 173

Chapter 22　American Religions 178

22.1 The American Religions 178

22.2　Characteristics of Religion 182

22.3　The Influence of Religion 183

22.4　Problems with Religion 183

Chapter 23 American Media 185

23.1 The American Press and the News Agencies 185

23.2　The American Broadcasting 186

Chapter 24　Traditions and Customs 188

24.1　The American Spirit of Do-it-yourself 188

24.2　The Self-made Man 189

24.3　Love of Privacy 190

24.4　Uncle Sam 190

Chapter 25　Holidays and Sightseeing 192

25.1 The American Holidays 192

25.2　American Sightseeing 196

Chapter 26　Anthem and National Flag 202

26.1 American Anthem 202

26.2　The American Flag 204

Chapter 27　American Social Life 206

27.1　The Diversity of People 206

27.2　The Nucleus Family 207

27.3 Etiquette 207

27.4　The Gap Between the Poor and the Rich 210

27.5　The Decaying Morality 212

27.6 Violence 213

27.7　Spots 213

Chapter 28　American Foreign Relations 217

28.1　The Features of American Foreign Policy 217

28.2 Containment of Communism and the Role of World Police 218

28.3 Relation Between the USA and China 220

Chapter 29　Literature of the USA 222

29.1 American Novels 222

29.2　American Poems 229

29.3　American Dramas 231

References 234