Unit 2 The United Kingdom. Geography, Population, Climate. General Facts about the British Isles 1.

.) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprises the four countries of __________, _____________, _____________, and _________________. 2.) Britain has a land area of _______________ square miles. 3.) The highest mountains are in Scotland and Wales. ____________ is 1,342 metres and ____________ is 1,085 metres. 4.) The currency is the _________. It consists of 100 pence. 5.) The national anthem was establish, or created, in the year ____________. 6.) There are three main factors, or reasons, why the British Isles have such a contrast in climate. One factor is _________. 7.) The second factor is ___________________. 8.) The third factor is ____________________. England 9.) Together with ____________, England forms the southern part of the island of Great Britain. 10.) England has an area of more than ______________ square miles. 11.) The most important rivers are the ____________, _______________, and _____________. 12.) Scotland and Wales have wide open spaces, but in England people are crammed ___________ to a square mile. 13.) Northwest England has many beautiful lakes. It is called the _______________. 14.) In terms of industry, agriculture, and population, the most important region in the country is ______________. 15.) A _______________ is the chief regional administrative unit in England. Scotland 16.) Scotland forms the ______________ part of Great Britain. 17.) Scotland is a very mountainous country; ______________ of the area is occupied by mountains. 18.) Roughly, Scotland falls into three main regions: ____________, ____________________, and _____________. 19.) Two of the largest cities in the Lowlands are ____________ and ______________. Wales 20.) Wales has an area of more than ____________ square miles. 21.) Almost ____% of the population lives in the three industrial counties of the southGlamorgan, Monmouth, and Carmarthen. 22.) ______________ holds about one half of the total population of Wales. 23.) The supremacy of Hamorganshire is due to ___________. 24.) Wales is noted for mineral wealth, producing iron, coal, copper, lead, __________, ___________, and _____________. 25.) Between Liverpool and Bristol, youll hear two languages spoken: ___________ and ____________. 26.) About 20% of the population speaks ____________. 27.) The Welsh call their country _____________.

Northern Ireland 28.) The island of Ireland is divided into two parts: ___________________ and ____________________. 29.) Northern Ireland is a unique region within the United Kingdom because of __________________ and ____________________. 30.) The geographical composition of _____________ ________goes back 300 million years. 31.) There is an old Irish saying that Ireland must be the cleanest place in the world, because God _______________ it every day. Unit 3 The History of the UK Formation Administrative Subdivision 32.) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four parts: _________________, _____________________, _________________, and _______________. 33.) _________________ enjoys no separate political status within the United Kingdom. 34.) A British ____________ provides police and fire services, education, social welfare services, public transport, traffic regulation, consumer protection, libraries, and some highways and parks. 35.) Before the Norman Conquest of the 11th century, the chief unit of local government in England was the ______________. The UK Formation 36.) _________________ was proclaimed the first Prince of Wales. 37.) ______________ began the systematic expropriation of land (stealing land) from the Irish in the 17th century. 38.) James I sent ____________________ from Scotland to settle in Ulster, a region of Ireland which had always fought English rule. 39.) In 1921, independence was given to _____ counties of Northern Ireland. National Symbols and National Holidays 40.) The ______________ is the national flag of the United Kingdom. 41.) The flag consists of three heraldic crosses: the cross of _______________, the cross saltire of ________________, and the cross saltire of _________________. 42.) The Royal Coat of Arms has the motto Honte soit qui mal y pense. This means _______________________________. 43.) The shield on the Royal Coat of Arms is supported by the English ______________ and the Scottish _______________. 44.) The function of the Royal Coat of Arms is to identify the person who is ________________. 45.) There are six public holidays a year in Great Britain. They are: _______________ 46.) _____________________ 47.) _____________________ 48.) _____________________ 49.) _____________________

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