5.8 Test yourself and choose the correct answers.
1)What is the capital of the Northern Ireland?
Cardiff
Dublin
London
Belfast
2) Where in Britain can you find Loch Ness?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
3) What is the capital of Scotland?
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Inverness
4) What is the highest mountain in Britain?
Snowdon
Ben Nevis
Scafell Pike
5) Which island lies between England and Ireland?
The Isle of Man
The Isle of Skye
Shetland Islands
Jersey
6) What language did not influence modern English in the UK?
Latin
Norman French
Gaelic
7) What is the flag of the UK called?
Tricolor
Union Jack
Stars and Stripes
United Kingdom
8) What deposits is Britain rich in?
gas
oil
coal
energy
9) In which part of the UK is the Lake District situated?
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
10) Who built Windsor Castle ?
William the Conqueror
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Oliver Cromwell
5.9 Answer the following questions:
What does UK consist of?
What are the capital cities?
How large is the state?
What seas and channels is it washed by?
What is it surrounded by?
What is the peculiarity of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?
What nationalities inhabit the country?
What languages do they speak?
What languages influenced modern English?
How do they divide the country according to the relief?
What is the highest mountain peak?
What influences the British rivers? How?
Where are the largest lakes located?
How has the English countryside changed?
What mineral resources is the country rich in?
How has the state managed to be a highly developed industrial country for centuries?