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Chapter 7

1.The Republic of Ireland occupies the entire area of the island of Ireland.(F)

2.The earliest inhabitants in Ireland were Celtic tribes from Europe.(F)

3.In the 1800s, Ireland gained in prosperity because it became a part of Britain.(F)

4.In the 1930s, Ireland was not indeed a republic,but belonged to the Commonwealth of Nations.(T)

5.To support the government's neutrality in World War II, there was no Irishman participating in the war.(F)

6.With the help of Britain, Ireland entered the EEC in 1973 without difficulties.(F)

7.In 1949, Britain recognized the independence of the Irish Republic and returned the six northern countries.(F)

8.In Ireland, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have the power of making laws.(F)

9.English is the only official language in Ireland, because the majority of people speak it as their tongue.(F)

10.Catholicism in Ireland is more than a mere matter of private faith.(T)

Chapter 8

1.The eastern highlands formed by the Appalachians hold one third of the country's continental territory.(F)

2.The climate in the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild subtropical and tropical zones.(T)

3.Almost through the middle of the United States, north to south,runs a well--known 50-centimeter rainfall line.(T)

4.New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States , and it is composed of five boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island, and Queens.(T)

5.San Francisco is the second largest city after New York and the world famous Hollywood and Disneyland are located here.(F)

6.Half of the U.S. Population lives in the western metropolitan centers.(F)

7.The Blacks brought from Africa to America usually worked on plantations or farms in the North.(F)

8.During the 1830s and 1840s, many northern Europeans and Irish immigrants came to America.(T)

9.Almost half of the immigrants coming to the United States in the 1980s were Asians.(T)

10.Basic American cultural values are freedom, equality and desire to work hard for a higher standard of living.(T)

Chapter 9

1.America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, who arrived on the new continent after Columbus.(T)

2.The second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, and the Continental Army and Navy