Every country and every nation has its own traditions and customs. I think we should know traditions and customs of different people. And we should respect them.
Great Britain is an island which lies between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The total area is 242,534-sq. km. The population is 57 mil people. The largest and the most populated part of the UK is England. Its population is 47. 837 mil people and its capital is London. Scotland is the most northern part of the island of GB. Its population is over 5 mil people. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.There are a lot of places of interest in Great Britain: Stonehenge and Hadrian Wall, Durham castle and York Cathedral, Steam Boat Museum, National Railway Museum, Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral, London Bridge, the Tower of London. On the Houses of Parliament one can see the famous Tower Clock Big Ben, the symbol of London. In Great Britain there is no written constitution. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy headed by King (now Qeen, Elixabeth the second). Politeness is a characteristic feature of Englishmen. They often say "Thank you", "Sorry", "Beg your pardon". Englishmen have many traditional holidays, such as Christmas, St.Valentine's Day, Mother's day, Easter and others.
Russia is the largest country in the world.. It's total area is over 17 million square kilometers. Its population is of 200 million people. There are 1,030 towns and cities in our country. Moscow, with 9,5 million people, is the capital. The country is washed by the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the east. These two cities have the majority of Russian sights. For example, the Kremlin, which is situated in the heart of Moscow, the Bolshoi Theater, which is also in Moscow and many others. Saint-Petersburg is famous by its magnificent architecture. Almost every building in the city looks like a rare masterpiece. Many people take trips along some Russian cities, called Golden Ring. The Golden Ring of Russia includes such cities as Suzdal, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and many others. These cities are famous for their rich history and ancient churches.
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1) The Mauritian dodo, or dodo, lived only on the island of Mauritius. The appearance of the dodo is not known for certain, because its image was restored only from images and written sources of the 17th century. The remains of the bird show that the Mauritian dodo was about 1 meter high and could weigh up to 18 kilograms. With the advent of man on the island, the bird often fell prey to people and domestic animals. Dodos were last seen alive in 1662.
2) Waggi that lived in South Africa were almost the only extinct animals, representatives of which were tamed by man. They were used to protect herds: before the cattle, quaggas noticed the approach of predators and warned the owners with a loud cry of "kuah", from which they got their name. The Boer ethnic group killed these animals for their durable hides and delicious meat. The last quagga in the world died at the Amsterdam Zoo in 1883.
3) The herbivorous moa birds that lived in New Zealand did not have wings, could reach a height of 3.5 meters and weigh up to 250 kilograms. Moa became extinct in the 1500s: they were exterminated by the Maori aborigines, who were the main population of New Zealand before the arrival of the Europeans.
4) Pikas belonging to the order Lagomorphs lived exclusively on the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia and Corsica. Sardinian pikas were hunted by local residents who ate their meat, as a result of which this species was completely exterminated at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
5) Tours were wild bulls, the forefathers of modern cattle. In historical time, these animals were found throughout Europe, as well as in North Africa, Asia Minor, India and the Caucasus. The last individual died in 1627 from illness. If it were not for the intense hunting and economic activity of man, the tours might have survived to this day.
6) Buttercup bulb belongs to plants of the Buttercup family. In Russia (its European part), 40 species of buttercups grow, but this species is on the verge of extinction, and in the Moscow region it no longer exists at all
7) reeping thyme, or an ordinary perennial shrub from the genus Thyme, which is widely used for medicinal purposes, as well as in cooking
8) Bearberry is a perennial evergreen shrub of the Heather family, reaching up to 30 m in height. Bearberry has fruits - a red berry-shaped drupe with 5 seeds
9) The plant is a sandy species of perennial herbaceous plants of the Clove family, growing in forest areas, forming dense communities (up to 40 cm in diameter)
10) shrub cherry: a species of dicotyledonous flowering plants included in the genus Plum of the Rosaceae family. It is believed to be the ancestor of the modern cherry tree. The fruit is edible, it is a rounded drupe with a diameter of 2.5 cm, red or black
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