What Is The UK? Flashcards
1
Q
What countries make up the U.K.?
A
Scotland
Northern Ireland
England
Wales
2
Q
What is the official name of the country?
A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
3
Q
Which countries does ‘Great Britain’ refer to?
A
England
Scotland
Wales
4
Q
What words refer to everyone in the U.K.?
A
Britain
British Isles
British
5
Q
Name the Crown dependencies?
A
- Channel Islands
2. Isle of Man
6
Q
Why are the Crown Dependencies not considered part of the UK?
A
Because they have their own governments?
7
Q
Name a couple of the British overseas territories?
A
St Helena
Falkland Islands
8
Q
Who governs the U.K.?
A
Parliament sitting in Westminster.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have parliaments and assemblies of their own, with devolved powers in defined areas.
