Western Europe - British Isles

Which countries make up the British Isles?

• United Kingdom & the Republic of Ireland

• United Kingdom & Banana Republic

• Scotland & Republic of Ireland

What is true about England? Choose 2

• Dominates the United Kingdom

• About the size of Oregon

• Ruled by a president

Scotland & Wales are part of the United Kingdom.

• True

• False

Treeless, windy highland areas with damp ground.

• swamps

• moors

• mountains

Name the 4th region of the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and _______________

• France

• Northern Ireland

• Germany

What is a parliamentary democracy?

• A form of government where voters elect a Queen or King.

• A form of government where voters elect representatives to the House and Senate.

• A form of government where voters elect representatives to Parliament.

In a constitutional monarchy, who is the head of state?

• queen or king

• president

• parliament

The capitol of England is __________________.

• Washington, D.C.

• Dublin

• London

What is true about peat?

• can be dried and used for fuel

• plants partly decayed in water

• dug from bogs

• found in England

Peat is dug from bogs. What are bogs?

• treeless, windy highland areas with damp ground

• low swampy lands

• grassy plains