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What is the UK like?

True or false?

Which of the following statements about the UK are true and which are

false?

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True or false?The UK consists of a group of islands off the north-west coast of Europe.

It is a unique country, consisting of five nations, namely England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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True or false?

Much of the north and west of the UK is covered by high ground, knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This terrain was shaped during the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land. In the south of England, the countryside is mostly rolling hills.© www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2012 17968 4

True or false?

About 60% of the land is covered in forest.

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True or false?

The coastline of the UK is 12,429 km long.

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True or false?

The British are the creation of waves of invaders and migrants, including the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans, as well as people from its former colonies in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

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True or false?

Soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing and golf were all invented in Britain.

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True or false?

The UK is a densely populated country. There are more than 60 million inhabitants.

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True or false?

The longest river is the river Thames.

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True or false?

The highest point is Ben Nevis in Scotland, at 1,344 m (4,409 ft).

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True or false?

The UK is four times smaller than Australia.

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The UK consists of a group of islands off the north-west coast of Europe. It is a unique country, consisting of five nations, namely England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

FALSE: It consists of four nations, namely England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Much of the north and west of the UK is covered by high ground – knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This terrain was shaped during the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land. In the south of England, the countryside is mostly rolling hills.

TRUE

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About 60% of the land is covered in forest.

FALSE: About 10% of the land is covered in forest.

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The coastline of the UK is 12,429 km long.

TRUE

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The British are the creation of waves of invaders and migrants, including the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, as well as people from its former colonies in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.

TRUE

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Soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing and golf were all invented in Britain.

TRUE

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The UK is a densely-populated country. There are more than 60 million inhabitants.

TRUE

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The longest river is the river Thames.

FALSE: The longest river is the Severn at 354 km (220 miles) long. It rises in Wales and flows into the Bristol Channel.

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The highest point is Ben Nevis in Scotland, at 1,344m (4,409 ft).

TRUE

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The UK is four times smaller than Australia.

FALSE: The UK is about thirty times smaller than Australia.

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