United Kingdom (Britannica for Kids)

Use https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/United-Kingdom/345811 to answer these questions.

• I understand.

• I don't understand.

• I might understand if you bribe me.

• Biscuits and gravy.

The United Kingdom includes these countries:

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Northern Ireland

• France

The capitol of Great Britain is...

(a)  

Great Britain is a ​ (a)   .

• constitutional monarchy
• direct democracy
• republic
• absolute monarchy
• dictatorship
• anarchy

The head of the government of Great Britain is...

• president

• parliament

• prime minister

• king or queen

The United Kingdom is an island country in the ​ (a)   . It lies off the northwestern coast of mainland ​ (b)   ​ .

• Atlantic Ocean
• Europe
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Asia
• Australia

Match the mountain range with the section of Great Britain.

• Northern Ireland

• Sperrin and Mourne

• England and Wales

• Pennines, Cumbrian, and Cambrian

• Scotland

• Grampian and Cairngorm

• Highest peak: (a)   —4,406 feet (1,343 meters)

The people of the United Kingdom are called the (a)   .

Most of them are descendants of early settlers from mainland Europe. More than 85 percent of the people live in ​ (a)   .

• England
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales