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UK: Geography Flashcards

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UK (6)

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Population appr 65,000,000
Anthem: God save the Queen
Capital: London (= largest city)
Demonym: Brittons/Brits
Size: 242,495 km2
4 counties (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
Flag: Union Jack (combination of 4 flags of the counties)

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England (8)

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Capital: London
Anthem: God save the Queen
Size: 130,279 km2
Religion: Church of England
Patron: St George (April 23rd)
PM: Theresa May
Flag: White background + red cross
Symbols: (Tudor) rose, white
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Scotland (9)

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Capital: Edinburgh
Largest city: Glasgow
PM: Nicola Sturgeon
Anthem: Flower of Scotland
Demonym: Scottish/Scots
Size: 77,933 km2
Patron: St Andrew (November 30th)
Flag: blue background + white X
Symbols: thistle, blue (lion rampant - yellow + red lion)
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Wales (8)

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Capital: Cardiff (largest city)
Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Demonym: Welsh (Cymry)
Size: 20,779 km2
Population 3,063,456
Patron: St David (March 1st)
Flag: White/Green horizontal divided + red dragon
Symbols: daffodil, leek, red
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(Northern) Ireland

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Capital: Belfast 
Largest city: Dublin (= Ireland)
Population: 6,378,000
Demonym: Irish
Size: 84,421 km2
Patron: St Patric (March 17th)
Flag: vertical divided green, white, orange (St Patricks Cross (white + red X)
Symbos: shamrock, green, harp
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Albion

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Poetic word to refer to England, Scotland or GB as a whole. = Latin for white = white cliffs of Dover

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Caledonia

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Scotland = latin; given by the Romans

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Cymru

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Welsh name for Wales

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Cambria

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Latin name for Wales

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Erin

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Poets 19thC Irish nationalists name for Ireland = romantic

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Eire

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Irish language name of both island and state ‘Ireland’ = Gaelic Goddess

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Hibernia

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Latin name for the island of Ireland. = abundant land

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Britannia

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Roman name for Southern province (England + Wales)= femail embodiment of Britain waring helmet + holding trident (= coins)

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Thames

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river that flows through southern England, longest river in England, second longest in UK. Flowing through London. (appr horizontal East - middle)

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Severn

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Longest river (354km) through several English counties, Worcester, Gloucester + Shrewsbury. Ends in Bristol Channel-Irish sea (Mid Wales at 610m - Mid-West)

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Trent

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River through Staffordshire to Humber

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Tyne

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River near New Castle

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Clyde

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Biggest river of Scotland near Glasgow. Important to the industrial revolution.

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Highlands (4)

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Region in Scotland with magnificent mountains, enchanting lochs and sandy beaches.
Wildlife, local produce, outdoor activities, historic attractions.
Ben Nevis, Loch Ness
Gaelic, clans, Culloden 1746, Fort William, Jacobites

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Grampian Mountains

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Arn Monadh = Gaelic; Scotland
Half land of Scotland
Southwest to Northeast

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Pennines

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Range of mountains + hills separating North West Engeland from Yorkshire + North East England.
= Peak district

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Lake district

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Mountainous region in North West England, popular holiday destination. 19thC poets = William Wordsworth etc, incl highest mountain of England

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Scafell Pike

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Highest mountain in England (Lake district)

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North York Moors

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National Park in (north) Yorkshire

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the Fens

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Marshland; contains neutral or alkaline water chemistry, minerals, plant netrients, within sea-level range = good agricultural land

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the Downs

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Southern England; Kent, Hampshire

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Cotswold Hills

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Hills rise from the meadows of the upper Thames above the Severn Valley
Golden Cotswold stone (Bath)

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Exmoor

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1st National park Somerset/Northwest Devon; ponies, marshland, ferns, River Exe, highest sea cliffs,

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Dartmoor

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National park South Devon, between Exeter and Plymouth, bronze age remains, stone circles, burial stones, ponies.

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Cambrian Mountains

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Shrewsbury (England) to Mid-Wales, southern part of Snowdonia

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Mount Snowdon

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Highest mountain in Wales.

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Ben Nevis

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Highest mountain in Scotland

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Outer Hebrides

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= Western Isles; west of Scottish Highlands.

Beautiful scenery, landscape is rocky + mountainous = lush + verdant

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Orkney Islands

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NE of North coast of GB = appr 70 islands (close to GB)

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Shetland Islands

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Near antarctic, further NE of GB than Orkney (-10C - +5C)

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Isles of Scilly

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Small group in Atlantic Ocean south of Cornwall

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Channel Islands

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Remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy (1066) of French coast. Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark
Occupied by Germans in WWII

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Wight

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Island south of Southampton in Solent; Queen Victoria = Osborne House
Capital: Cowes = Cowes week (sailing (yacht) compitition

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Birmingham (5)

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Second largest city GB;
West Midlands.
City of 1000 trades/Workshop of the World, Brum = locals
Canal network
HP Sauce, Cadbury’s chocolate, UB40, Black Sabbath, Spitfire (airplane), Mini Cooper

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Leeds (4)

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Yorkshire
Flemish wool weavers
Industrial heritage
trade & education

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Glasgow (6)

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Biggest city of Scotland
Clydeside (south west Scotland)
Historical importance
Industrial centre
Nation's key economic centres outside London
Celtics + Glasgow Rangers
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Sheffield (4)

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South Yorkshire, right of Peak district, Liverpool (mid/mid)
1.75 million people
Industrial, Cosmopolitan, cultural centre, green open spaces, creative talents, galleries, sport facilities, cutlery (steel)
Trees outnumber humans

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Bradford (4)

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West Yorkshire; adjacent to Leeds, at the foothills of the Pennines close to Yorkshire Dales
Founded by Saxons
Broad Ford; watercourse ran through town
Expanding 19thC; wool industry = wool capital of the world

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Edinburgh (4)

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Capital of Scotland
Old Town = Unesco = Royal Mile to Holyrood
South east of Scotland
Edinburgh festival (international & cultural)

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Liverpool (4)

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Merseyside = West England (upper midlands)
Famed for; football, Beatles, nightlife, cultural heritage, Pier Head Waterfront (Unesco), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankie goes to Hollywood

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Manchester (4)

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Right of Liverpool, left of Peak district (mid/left UK)
Largest most vibrant metropolitan areas; 2.6 million people
Old Trafford (Stadium Manchester United)
Manchester United, Manchester City

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Bristol (4)

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Upper south west UK, just below end of Bristol Channel
unofficial capital of West Country
maritime history
Summer festivals, Bristol zoo, Concord

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Oxford (3)

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Oldest university city of England
80km west of London
Dreaming Spires = churches middle ages

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Cambridge (3)

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University city in Cambridgeshire
North east of London
Greens; crocuses, daffodils, cattle grazing May Balls

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Bath (4)

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Roman historic city
Roman bath (World heritage site)
100miles west of London, near Bristol
Jane Austen, Georgian architecture

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Brighton (5)

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Brighthelmstone (sleepy little fishing village)
Dr Russel of Lewes prescribed seawater to patients= growth
Royal Pavilion; Prince of Wales 19thC = Victoria
London-by-the-sea
Gay capital of the Britain

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Canterbury (6)

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Heart of county Kent
Seat of the Church of England (Justin Welby)
Impressive cathedral
since prehistoric times/Roman settlement
Death of Thomas Backet 1170 (murder)
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales = pilgrimages

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Stratford-upon-Avon (3)

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Birthplace of William Shakespeare
Warwickshire; north of Cotswolds, south of Birmingham (mid UK)
historic buildings

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York (3)

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Ancient cathedral city, best preserved historic buildings + structures of Europe
Before Roman times
North England; north east of Humber, east of Yorkshire dales, northeast of Leeds

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Cornwall

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County

South west edge, under Devon

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Kent

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Garden of England

Southeast; Dover, Canterbury, Maidstone & Rochester

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Northumbria

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North east, Humber to Scottish border

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West Midlands (3)

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902km2
Staffordshire, Warwickshire & Worcestershire
Sutton Park = largest urban park in Europe

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Greater Manchester (4)

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Manchester + 10 boroughs
Boroughs each district centre, regional importance
Manchester + Salford + Trafford = cultural economic + social focal point
Old Trafford = Manchester United, Salford Quays

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West Yorkshire (3)

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Leeds; UKs favourite, female friendly, best nightlife
Bradford; UNESCO City of Film, National Media Museum
Bronte country

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Essex (3)

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East Anglia
North of Thames
Rural

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South Yorkshire

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Ancient West Riding

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Hampshire (2)

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South East coast

Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester

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Lancashire (4)

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North West of England; north of Liverpool + Manchester
Lancaster, Blackpool
Lancaster; Red Rose county
Industrial revolution

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Greater London

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London + 32 boroughs + office mayor of London

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Mayor of London (2)

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Sadiq Khan

Strategic government over Greater London (with 25 members)

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City of Westminster

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Seat of government

Historical + cultural sights = Buckingham Palace, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey

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Borough of Kensington

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Chelsea; extremely well-heeled inner London district with famous department stores, Hyde Park, museums + King’s Road

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