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20 Cards in this Set
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Capital |
London |
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Official name |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Largest cities in England |
London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester |
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Largest cities in Northern Ireland |
Belfast, Londonderry |
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Largest cities in Scotland |
Edinburgh, Glasgow |
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Largest cities in Wales |
Swansea, Cardiff |
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the Union Jack |
Upright red cross – England Diagonal white cross – Scotland Diagonal red cross – Northern Ireland |
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The patron saints |
England – St. George Scotland – St. Andrew N. Ireland – St. Patrick Wales – St. David |
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Area |
243 610 sq km |
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Isles in England |
Isles of Sicilly (southwest coast) Isle of Wight (southern coast) |
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Isles in Scotland |
Orkney (northern coast) Shetland (northern coast) Hebrides (northwestern coast) |
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Isles of Wales |
Anglesey (northwest) |
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Seas and Oceans |
English Channel (south) North Sea (east) Irish Sea (west) Atlantic Ocean (west) |
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Rivers |
The Thames The Severn The Trent |
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Lakes in England |
Lake District (Windermere) |
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Lakes in Scotland |
Highlands of Scotland (Loch Lomond, Loch Ness) |
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Largest UK lake |
Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) |
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The Highlands |
the Highlands of Scotland the Cheviot Hills the Pennines the Cumbrian Mountains the Cambrian Mountains Exmoor Dartmoor |
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Climate |
Stream Modified by the warm Gulf Stream Mild summers/cool winters Mild/moderate climate |
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Population |
64 100 000 people British (English, Scottish, Welsh) Irish National minorities (Greeks, Russian, Poles, Italians etc.) |
