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Britain and the British Isles

Britain consists ot England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom consists
ot Britain and Northern Ireland. Match each item below with the correct
number on the map.

Countries/Regions (1-10)
STRATFORD-ON-AVON: Shakespeare's birthplace,
S. of Birmingham
CORNWALL: beautiful SW county, adjective/language: Cornish
WINDSOR: town, royal castle, on R. Thames,
EASTANGLIA: fiat area in E. England, counties: Suffolk,
25kms W. of London
Norfolk
ENGLAND: pop 46 mili. (of 56 mili. in UK)
Islands/Lakes/Rivers (36-48)
HOME COUNTIES: round London, especially Surrey, Essex, Kent
RIVERAVON: runs through Stratford to join R. Severn
REPUBLICOF IRELAND: lire', pop. 3 mili., 94% Catholic
CHANNEL ISLES:Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, near France
MIDLANDS: central area of England
(used to be French), British but not in UK
NORTHERNIRELAND: 'Ulster', in UK but not Britain
RIVERCLYDE: 171 kms, runs through Glasgow
SCOTLAND: in UK but with separate educational and
HEBRIDES:islands off W. coast of Scotland
legal systems
LOCH LOMOND: largest lake in Scotland, just N. of Glasgow
WALES: coal/industry in S, mountains in N, Welsh still spoken
ISLEOF MAN: between Britain & Ireland, t(Jurism/motor cycle
WEST COUNTRY: SW counties of England
racing, British but not in UK, adjective: 'Manx'
Sea Areas (11-14)
LOCH NESS:Scottish lake which may containa monster
CHANNEL: world's busiest waterway, new tunnel to France
ORKNEYS: group of islands just off N. Scotland
IRISHSEA: between Britain & Ireland
SClLLYISLES:off SW England, tourism & flower growing
NORTHSEA: E. of Britain, undersea gas & oil
RIVERSEVERN:longest in Britain (338 kms), rises in Wales
BRISTOLCHANNEL: between S. Wales & England SHETLANDS: islands 80 kms NE of Orkneys, oil industry centre
RIVERTHAMES: runs through Oxford, Windsor, London to the sea
Towns/Cities (15-35)
ISLEOF WIGHl off English S. coast, seaside & sailing
BATH:West Country town, stone buildings, Roman baths
BELFASl port, industry, capital of Northern Ireland High Areas (49-57)
BRISTOL:port in West Country, industry, NW of Bath
BEN NEVIS: highest peak in Britain (1343m), in W. Scotland
BIRMINGHAM: in Midlands, industry, colloquially known
COTSWOLDS: beautiful range of hills in W. Midlands
as 'Brum'
DARTMOOR: area of moors & hills in SW England
BLACKPOOL: popular seaside town, NW England
HIGHLANDS: mountains in W. Scotland
BRIGHTON:popular seaside resort for Londoners, S. coast
LAKE DISTRICT: beautiful mountains & lakes, NW England
CAMBRIDGE old university town on R. Cam, 80km. N of London
PEAK DISTRICT:central England, good for c1imbing/walking
CANTERBURY:old cathedral city, SE England
PENNINES:mountains running down centre of N. of England
CARDIFF:port, industry, capital of Wales
SNOWDONIA: mountain area, N. Wales, highest peak:
DOVER:Channel port, known for castle & white c1iffs
Snowdon (1085m)
DUBLIN:on R. Liffey, capital of Republic of Ireland
YORKSHIRE MOORS: wild, open, hilly region in NE England
EDINBURGH:castle, arts festival, Scottish capital
Other Geographical Features (58-61)
GLASGOW: industrial city in Scotland, W. of Edinburgh
JOHN O'GROATS: northernmost point of mainland Britain FENS:fiat, marshy area in E. England
LIVERPOOL:port, industry, NW England, W. of Manchester LAND'S END: rocky beauty spot, extreme Sw. point of
mainland Britain
LONDON: capital of Britain, on R.Thames, pop. 7 mili.
MANCHESTER:large industrial city in N of England SALlSBURY PLAIN: empty, fiat area in Sw. England, famous for
NEWCASTLE:port, industry, NE England, people called 'Geordies' prehistorie Stonehenge, 130 kms. W. of London
OXFORD:old university town on R. Thames 90kms NW
THE WASH: very large bay on central E. coast of England
of London
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