本书紧扣《英语国家概况自学考试大纲》的精神，实用性、针对性强，向读者提供有关英语国家概况的补充阅读材料。本书共提供34套练习试题，可供各社会助学单位使用一学期。本书的主要对象为参加“英语国家概况自学考试”的英语自学者。同时本书可供英语或非英语专业大学生自测，准备英美概况课程的考试。

Part One The Unitd kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(1) Land and Pole (Supplementary Reading materials)

(2) The Origins of a Nation (5000 BC-1066)

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Part Two The Republic of Ireland

(11) Geography and History(supplementary Reading Materials)

(12) Ireland Today (supplementary Reading Materials)

Part Three The United States of America

(13) Geography (Supplementary Reading Materials)

(14) Population, Race and Ethnic Groups(Supplementary Reading Materials)

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Part Four Canada

(23) Geography and History(Supplementary Reading Materials)

(24) The Economy (Supplementary Reading Materials)

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Part Five Australia

(27) Land and People (Supplementary Reading Materials)

(28) Australian History(I)

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Part Six  New Zealand

(33) The Making of New Zealand(Supplementary Reading Materials)

(34) New zealand today(Supplementary Reading Materials)

Roman Btitain

The Roman province of Britain, established in 43 AD,fell into two distinct areas ,the civil zone south of a line from the Humber zone showed an uneven distribution of population and civilization.