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Part I The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland　Chapter I British Geography　　1.1 Terms about British Geography 　　1.2 British Physical Geography　　1.3 The 9 Regions of Britain　　1.4 British Rivers and Lakes　　1.5 British Climate　Chapter 2 British People　　2.1 British Population　　2.2 The British People and the Europeans　　2.3 The Character of the British People　　2.4 The Origin of the British Isles　　2.5 A History of Invasions and Conquests　　2.6 The 4 Conquests of England　　2.7 Roman Britain (55 BC--AD 410)

Part I The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland　Chapter I British Geography　　1.1 Terms about British Geography 　　1.2 British Physical Geography　　1.3 The 9 Regions of Britain　　1.4 British Rivers and Lakes　　1.5 British Climate　Chapter 2 British People　　2.1 British Population　　2.2 The British People and the Europeans　　2.3 The Character of the British People　　2.4 The Origin of the British Isles　　2.5 A History of Invasions and Conquests　　2.6 The 4 Conquests of England　　2.7 Roman Britain (55 BC--AD 410)　　2.8 The Invasion by the Anglo-Saxons (446---871)　　2.9 The Danish Invasions　　2.10 The Norman Conquest (1066)　　2.11 A Diagram of the History of Invasions and Conquests of Britain　Chapter 3 British Monarchs　　3.1 Saxon Line　　3.2 Danish Line　　3.3 Saxon Line　　3.4 House of Normandy　　3.5 House of Plantagenet　　3.6 House of Lancaster　　3.7 House of York　　3.8 House of Tudor　　3.9 House of Stuart　　3.10 Commonwealth　　3.11 House of Stuart (restored)　　3.12 House of Hanover　　3.13 House of Windsor　Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution　　4.1 The Two Political Parties　　4.2 The Industrial Revolution in Britain (1780---1830)　　4.3 Some Social Consequences of Industrialization in Britain 　　4.4 The Chartist Movement (1836--1848) 　　4.5 Trade Unions and the Labour Party　Chapter 5 The British Empire　　5.1 British Colonial Expansion　　5.2 British Aggression against China　　5.3 The British Empire　　5.4 Britain in the 20th Century　　5.5 Britain and the First World War　　5.6 The Great Depression in Britain　　5.7 Britain and the Second World War　　5.8 Britain as a Member of European Union　　5.9 The British Labour Party's New Achievements　Chapter 6 British Polities　　6.1 British Political Features　　6.2 The Constitutional Monarchy　　6.3 British Parliament　　6.4 The British Political Parties　　6.5 The British Cabinet　　6.6 Government Departments and the Civil Service　　6.7 British Relations with China　　6.8 British Military Affairs　Chapter 7 British Justice and Law　　7.1 Features of British Laws　　7.2 Criminal Proceedings　　7.3 Criminal Courts　　7.4 Civil Courts　　7.5 The Judiciary　　7.6 The UK Police　　7.7 Treatment of Offenders　　7.8 What Is Law？　Chapter 8 British Society　　8.1 British Population and Ethnic Groups　　8.2 British Languages　　8.3 British Religions　　8.4 The Welfare State　　8.5 The National Health Service (NHS)　　8.6 Festivals and Public Holidays　Chapter 9 British Economy　　9.1 British Major Economic Statistics　　9.2 British Economy in a Changed World　　9.3 British Natural Resources　　9.4 British Agriculture and Fishing　　9.5 The Service Industry　　9.6 Financial Services 　　9.7 Tourism and Leisure　　9.8 Britain's Foreign Trade　　9.9 Britain and the Euro　Chapter 10 British Education　　10.1 An Introduction to British Education　　10.2 Primary Education　　10.3 Secondary Education　　10.4 Higher Education　　10.5 The Open University　　10.6 Overseas StudentsPart 2 The Republic of Ireland　Chapter 11 Ireland　　11.1 The Republic of Ireland　　11.2 Geography of Ireland　　11.3 The Irish People　　11.4 The Irish Government　　11.5 Irish Economy　　11.6 History, Politics and Culture of Ireland　　11.7 The Northern Irish ProblemPart 3 Australia　Chapter 12 Australia 　　12.1 Australian Geography　　12.2 The Australian People　　12.3 The Australian Government　　12.4 The Australian Economy　　12.5 History, Politics and Culture of Australia　　12.6 Australian Population Policies 　　12.7 The Australian Republican Movement　　12.8 Australia: AYouthful StatePart 4 New Zealand　Chapter 13 New Zealand　　13.1 New Zealand Geography　　13.2 New Zealand People 　　13.3 New Zealand Government　　13.4 New Zealand Economy　　13.5 History and Culture of New Zealand　　13.6 Comparison and Contrast between Australia and New ZealandPart 5 The United States of America　Chapter 14 The US Geography　　14.1 Location and Size　　14.2 The Face of the Land of the US　　14.3 The US Climate　　14.4 The 8 Geographical Regions and Their Major Features　　14.5 The Contrasts between Alaska and Hawaii　　14.6 10 Typical Risky Areas in the USA　Chapter 15 The American Revolution ,　　15.1 The Background to the American Revolution (1765-1788)　　15.2 American Revolution: Chronology　　15.3 The War of American Independence　　15.4 The Significance oftheAmerican Revolution　　15.5 America: A Land of Open Opportunity and of New Beginnings　　15.6 The Last War Fought between the US and Britain　Chapter 16 The American Civil War and the Two World Wars　　16.1 The American Civil War (1861-1865)　　16.2 The US and World War I　　16.3 The Great Depression in the USA　　16.4 Washington Suppression of WWI Veterans　　16.5 The USA and WWlI　Chapter 17 The US and the Cold War　　17.1 The Cold War　　17.2 The Berlin Blockade　　17.3 The Korean War　　17.4 The Cuban Missile Crisis　　17.5 United States' Relations with China　Chapter 18 American Society　　18.1 Social Security　　18.2 Medicare　　18.3 Headaches in American Society　　18.4 Crimes in the USA　　18.5 Changes in the Viewpoints of the Americans　　18.6 American Holidays　　18.7 Bad Manners in American Polite Society　Chapter 19 The American People　　19.1 The American Population　　19.2 The Population Growth in the USA　　19.3 American Population by Age ( % )　　19.4 American Population by Race　　19.5 Immigration of the USA　　19.6 The US Population Movement　　19.7 The US Racial and Ethnic Minorities　　19.8 Unemployment Rate of the US　　19.9 The Character of the Americans　Chapter 20 The US Polities　　20.1 The Constitution of the United States of America　　20.2 The Executive Branch　　20.3 lhe Legislative Branch　　20.4 The Judicial Branch　　20.5 The US Political Parties　　20.6 The US Armed Forces　Chapter 21 The US Economy　　21.1 The Basic Facts about the US Economy 　　21.2 The US Economic Status in the World　　21.3 The US Domestic Economy　　21.4 The 3 Economic Ages in the USA　　21.5 The 10 Golden Rules for Attracting High-Tech Companies in the Information Society and Electronic Era　　21.6 The US Economic Features　　21.7 The US Economic System　　21.8 The US Natural Resources　　21.9 American Industry 　　21.10 American Agriculture　　21.11 Wall Street　Chapter 22 The US and the Hot Wars　　22.1 The Vietnam War　　22.2 The Gulf War　　22.3 The Kosovo War　　22.4 The Afghanistan War　　22.5 The lraq War　Chapter 23 The US Education　　23.1 Education on the Land of Opportunity　　23.2 Characteristics of the US Education　　23.3 Elementary and Secondary Education　　23.4 Higher Education　　23.5 Adult EducationPart 6 Canada　Chapter 24 Canada　　24.1 The Canadian Geography　　24.2 The Canadian People　　24.3 The Canadian Government　　24.4 The Canadian Economy　　24.5 Canada's History, Politics and Culture　　24.6 The Quebec Question　　24.7 Comparison and Contrast between Canada and the USA

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