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1. What is the population of Great Britain?

2. What region is called "Black Country?

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RUSSIA

Russia is one of the largest countries of the world. It occupies an area of 17 million square kilometers. Russia is washed by three oceans and twelve seas. It borders on fourteen countries.

The population of Russia is about 150 million people. Russia is a constitutional republic with the President as Head of State. It is one of the leading powers in the world.

The climate of the country varies greatly. The coldest regions are situated in the North and the climate is arctic there. The climate of the central part is continental and in the South it is subtropical.

If you look at the map of Russia you will see the highest mountains in the Caucasus and the Altai, the Urals separating Europe from Asia, many rivers and large lakes. The longest rivers are the Volga in Europe and the Lena in Asia. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world and it has the purest water on the Earth.

Russia is highly developed industrial country. Russia is very rich in natural resources such as oil, coal, gas, gold, diamonds and others. It has the largest oil and gas resources concentrated in Siberia and Far East. It produces cars, machinery, chemicals, textile and many other items.

In 1957 our country successfully launched the world's first satellite. The first manned spaceship Vostok piloted by Yuri Gagarin, a citizen of Russia was launched on April 12, 1961. It opened a new era in the history of mankind.

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1. What is the territory and population of Russia?

2. What kind of country is Russia?

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Isaak newton

Isaak Newton was born in 1642 in the family of a poor farmer. The boy began his

first scientific experiments at school.

While studying at Cambridge University Newton formulated the binomial theorem.

In 1662 Cambridge was closed because of the plague and Newton returned to his

native village. For the next two years he devoted himself to scientific

experimentation.

Newton's great discovery was the law of decomposition of light. The scientist proved

that the white light of the Sun is composed of rays of light of all colors of the

rainbow. He also discovered the Law of Universal Gravitation which states that

"every particle of matter is attracted by every other particle of matter with a force

inversely proportional to the square of their distance apart".

Newton applied the principle of gravitation to prove that the power which guides the

Moon around the Earth and the planets around the Sun is the force of gravity.

Another application of the law of the universal gravitation was Newton's exploration

of the tides.

Newton was highly honored by his country and in 1703 he was elected President of

the Royal Society. Sir Isaak Newton died in 1727 and was buried in Westminster

Abbey.