UNO R3 (sda-scl and pins 4-5)

How does Uno know I want to use A4 & A5 as SDA/SCL and not as analog inputs? Do I need to include the Wire library?

My chinese Uno has D16 & D17 labeled as SDA/SCL. I guess I'll toggle the various SCL pins to see what I have.

Thanks for your interest.