UK

The United Kingdom

  • A. Political Divisions

  

  1. England
  2. Wales
  3. Scotland
  4. Northern Ireland

  • a) In 1801, the entire island of Ireland became a member of the U.K.

  • b) In 1921, Ireland withdrew and Northern Ireland remained

  • England

  • A. Size

  

  1. The largest division of the U.K.
  2. The most highly populated member of the U.K.
  • B. Geography

  

  1. The River Thames
  • a) Runs through south central England
  • b) The center of England’s early civilizations

  

  1. London
  • a) Located on the banks of the River Thames
  • b) The capital of England and the U.K.
  • c) The most highly populated city of the U.K.
  • d) Westminster Abbey
    • The most notable religious building in the U.K., the burial
  • site for British monarchs, and host of the coronation
  • ceremony for British monarchs

  

  1. The Strait of Dover
  • a) The most narrow point of the English Channel which separates
  • England and France

  

  1. Stonehenge
  • a) Located near Bristol, England
  • b) Prehistoric ruins which date back to 1400 BC
  • c) Purpose is unknown – possible explanations include a farming
  • calendar, cemetery, and cult ritual site

  

  1. Sherwood Forest
  • a) Located at the southern tip of the Pennines Mts in northern
  • England
  • b) Made famous by the story of Robin Hood