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The United Kingdom
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mThe United Kingdom is made up of four regions.
________________ dominates the U.K., in population and economic strength.
_______________ and
_____________ are also important parts of the U.K.
The fourth region of the U.K. is that of North
___________________.
Land and
Landscapes
The United Kingdom is the size of the state of
________________ and is an island off the coast of mainland Europe.
In the highland areas, there are many
______________, treeless landscapes swept by strong winds.
Narrow bays called
________________ cut into the highland coasts.
Climate of
the U.K. Again, the
____________________ keeps the U.K. at a mild temperature throughout the year.
However, the sea also brings plenty of rain. Foggy and damp weather is quite common.
The Economy
Over 200 years ago, inventors and scientists in the U.K. sparked the
____________________.
This made the United Kingdom the world’s leading economic power in
the ___________.
To this day, the U.K. is still a major industrial and trading country.
Resources
The U.K.’s leading natural resource is oil that is pumped from under the
_____________.
The U.K. is the number one oil producer in all of Europe.
New computer and electronic industries are gradually becoming more important to the country’s economy.
The North Sea Lies to the East of the United
Kingdom
An example of an Oil Rig in the North Sea
Farming
The U.K. must import
__________ of its food supply.
This is due to the fact that they have so many people, and simply not enough farmland to provide enough.
Some of the main crops grown are
1. Wheat2. Barley3. Potatoes
Population
About _________ million people live in the U.K.
England’s capital,
__________________, ranks as the most heavily populated in Europe.
The British people speak English and most people are
_________________.
One of The World’s
Tallest Ferris Wheels
It was opened by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair on December 31, 1999
The London Eye stands 443 ft high on the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
Politics of
England ____________________- Voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body called Parliament. This is the U.K. version of our Congress.
The largest political party in Parliament chooses the government’s leader, the
_____________________
Kings and Queens
The U.K. is also a
__________________,
in which a king or queen represents the country at public events.
However, the elected officials actually hold the powers of government.
Scotland
Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and a part of the United Kingdom.
The country occupies the
northern ________ of the island of Great Britain.
The capital, __________________, is one of Europe’s largest financial centers.
The kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until
_____________, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political
union with ___________________.
Wales
Wales is located in the
____________________ of the United Kingdom.
England legally annexed Wales under the Laws in
Wales Act in _________, during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Wales is located on a
____________________ in central-west Great Britain. The entire area of Wales is about 8,023 square miles, just about the size of
________________________.