1. For GREAT BRITAIN, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” below.

2. For GREAT BRITAIN:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What will the mayor's "tough, immediate" measures include?
c) What is ironic about the mayor’s “stop and search” order to police?
d) The British Parliament is also set to take up heavy "knife control" legislation when it resumes this week. The government is expected to introduce a ban on online knife sales and home knife deliveries, declare it "illegal to possess zombie knives and knuckledusters in private" — "zombie knives" are those defined as being manufactured for the purpose of being used as a person-to-person weapon — and ban sales of caustic materials to anyone under the age of 18, the Independent reports.
Do you think banning these knives will reduce the number of knife attacks by those under 18? Explain your answer.
e) What do you think of the mayor’s plan overall?
f) Would you support such a policy in the U.S.? (Consider the fact that many men carry a pocketknife, including construction workers, as well as those in various other trades, or those who live in rural or suburban areas.)