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75. Why is 1928 an important year for women's rights?

Women's suffragists in the United Kingdom was a national movement that began in 1872. Women were not allowed to vote in Great Britain until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act In 1928 the Conservative government passed the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act giving the vote to all women over the age of 21

76. Who is the heir to the throne?

Elizabeth II is the present Sovereign and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Ch Cambridge. Fourth in line is Prince Harry, the Prince of Wales's youngest so arles, Prince of Wales. Second in line is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's eldest son. Third in line is Prince George of Cambridge, the son of the Duke of n.

77. What islands do the British Isles consist of and which waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?

The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total area is over 244.000 square kilometres.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland (on the island of Great Britain), and Northern Ireland (on the island of Ireland). Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast respectively. The capital of the UK is London.

The British Isles are separated from the European continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

78.What natural regions can the territory of Great Britain be divided into? Can you characterize them?

The territory of Great Britain can be divided into three natural regions:

1) Scotland with highland and upland relief and coniferous and mixed forests;

2) Wales and mountainous England with upland considerably cut by ravines and valleys and covered with meadows, moorland and cultivated farmland, with patches of broadleaf forest;

3) South-east England with plain landscape, fer­tile soils, the predominance of cultivated farmland, with patches of broadleaf forest.

79.Can you characterize the mountains of Great Britain? Which is the highest of them? How high is it?

This is a list of peaks in the British Isles, with a relative height of 600 m or more, in descending order of relative height.There are 120 in total: 82 in Scotland, 24 in Ireland, eight in Wales, four in England and one each in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.Of these, the top 110 are above 2000 feet (610 m).This is a links page to the hills and mountains to be found in the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), and includes lists of the highest mountains in each of the constituent countries.Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis, pronounced [peˈɲivəʃ]) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. Standing at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft) above sea level, it is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.

The mountain is a popular destination, attracting an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which use the Pony Track from Glen Nevis. The 700-metre (2,300 ft) cliffs of the north face are among the highest in the United Kingdom, providing classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties for climbers and mountaineers. They are also the principal locations in the UK for