Ch1 UK: Geography, people & language

People in different parts of Britain like to use the name England to refer to their country.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The Severn River is the longest river of Britain, which originates in Wales and flows through western England.

• True

• False

Today more than half of the people in Wales still speak the ancient Welsh language.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In terms of population and area, Northern Ireland is the second largest part of Britain.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The two main islands of the British Isles are Great Britain and ___.

• Ireland

• Scotland

• Wales

• England

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

___ is the capital of Scotland.

• Belfast

• Edinburgh

• London

• Cardiff

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

English belongs to the ___ group of the Indo-European family of languages.

• Celtic

• Norman

• Germanic

• Roman

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Among the four parts of the United Kingdom, ___ is the smallest.

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Northern Ireland

Although the climate in Britain is generally mild, the temperature in northern Scotland often falls below -10 °C in January.

• True

• False

The majority of the people in Britain are descendants of the Anglo-Saxons.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A