England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom

England, Great Britain, and The United Kingdom

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Great Britain England, Scotland and Wales

The Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom)

And smaller islands, such as:

The Orkney and Shetland Islands Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland

The Isle of Man An island in the Irish Sea

Hebrides (including the Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides and Small Isles) All are islands off the northwest coast of Scotland

The Isle of Wight An island off the southern coast of England

Isles of Scilly An island off the southwest coast of England

Lundy Island An island off the southwest coast of England

The Channel Islands A group of small islands in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. The principal islands of the group include Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Plus many other off-shore islands This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for

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The UNITED KINGDOM INCLUDES: England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland

GREAT BRITAIN INCLUDES: England Scotland Wales

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England – Scotland –Wales – Northern Ireland The UK has its own flag and it is commonly called the “Union Jack”.

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The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain - the main island made up of England, Scotland and Wales, and also Northern Ireland. The capital, seat of government, and largest city of the United Kingdom is London, which is also the capital of England.

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England, Scotland and Wales

Great Britain has no capital. The three 'countries' that make up the union are Scotland (Cap. Edinburgh), Wales (Cap. Cardiff), and England (Cap. London).

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England

ENGLAND Capital: ______

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Big Ben, London, England Bath, England

London Eye Giant's Causeway London, England UK (United Kingdom)

Stonehenge, United Kingdom Tower of London, England

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Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square London, England London, England

Tower Bridge Oxford University London, England United Kingdom

Piccadilly Circus British Museum UK (United Kingdom) London, England

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St. Paul's Cathedral Westminster Abbey, England London, England

Windsor Castle The Shard UK (United Kingdom) London, England

White Cliffs of Dover UK (United Kingdom)

The Gherkin London, England

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Famous English scientists include Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking among many others.

NEWTON DARWIN HAWKING

The longest river found entirely in England is the River Thames, it flows through London and is about 346 kilometres (215 miles) in length.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England has a large economy and uses the pound sterling (£) as its currency. We use dollars ($).

Currently, $1.00 = £0.78 (Pound sterling), but that can change daily, just like the stock market changes. £

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. The official London home of the British monarch (king or queen) is Buckingham Palace.

The Royal Standard is flown at royal residences only when the sovereign is present. If the Union Flag flies above Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle or Sandringham House, it signals that the Queen is not in residence.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for its Royal Family.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for its Castles and Historic houses Windsor Castle is the oldest royal residence still in use.

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At one time, the United Kingdom ruled colonies in Africa, the West Indies, China, India and, of course, the United States. Because of this, the English language is spoken all over the world.

England has been ruled by Kings and Queens for thousands of years. Today, the monarchy doesn’t make political decisions. The UK has a multiparty, democratic government.

Many GREAT WRITERS came from the UK. William Shakespeare – “Romeo & Juliet”, “Macbeth”, “Hamlet” Charles Dickens - “A Christmas Carol” Roald Dahl - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” J.K. Rowling - the “Harry Potter” series.

English computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web.

The Summer Olympic Games have been held in London 3 times, in 1908, 1948 and 2012.

ENGLAND is famous for many things - David Beckham, Fish and Chips, Big Ben, Red Buses, black cabs, Oasis, Blur, the Beatles, London and afternoon tea.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for its green hills and fertile lowlands, the lush green of its countryside

And the White Cliffs of Dover

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for its breakfasts and its creams and butters and for its delicious cheeses: Stilton, Cheshire, double Gloucester, red Leicester, and cheddar. And strawberries!

The full English breakfast often consists of bacon, fried egg, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, toast, grilled tomatoes, and accompanied with tea or coffee.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for an ancient circle called Stonehenge. It is the most important prehistoric monument in England.

It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC. In the early Bronze Age many burial mounds were built nearby. This material has been assembled by Gulfside Art and Science Academy – GASA, but is not owned by GASA. All credits for information

herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. England is famous for Big Ben Tourists and locals alike often say “Big Ben” when referring to the landmark tower at the Houses of Parliament. But that's not quite accurate. Formerly known as the Clock Tower, the structure was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012, in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It is the bell within that is named Big Ben. Big Ben chimed for the first time on July 11, 1859. So far, Big Ben has rung through the reigns of six monarchs. A great sense of ceremony surrounded Big Ben's arrival in London. It was brought down the Thames by barge and then taken across Westminster Bridge by a carriage drawn by 16 white horses.

The Elizabeth Tower stands 315ft (96 metres) tall and has 11 floors. Big Ben weighs 13.7 tonnes, stands 7.2ft (2.2 metres) tall and has a diameter of 8.9ft (2.7 metres). The hammer weighs 200kg. Each clock face is 23ft (seven metres) in diameter and composed of around 312 sections of opal glass. An hour hand is 9.2ft (2.8m) in length; a minute hand is 14ft (4.3m).

The musical note it makes when struck is E. There are four smaller bells beneath Big Ben that ring on the ‘quarter’ hours. They strike the notes G sharp, F sharp, E and B.

The idiom of putting a penny on, with the meaning of slowing down, sprang from the method of fine-tuning the clock’s pendulum. Adding or subtracting old penny coins from a pile on the pendulum has the effect of minutely altering the rate at which the pendulum swings. A single penny will change the clock’s speed by two fifths of one second per day.

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. United Kingdom Capital: London

Population: 67,530,172 Borders: Republic of Ireland (only land border), Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, maritime (water) borders with France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Spain

Geographical Low Point: The Fens -4 m

Geographical High Point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m

Climate: temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

Major Cities: LONDON (capital) 8.9 million; Birmingham 2.9 million; Manchester 2.8 million; Leeds 2.3 million; Glasgow 1.8 million (Source: Statista Urban area population 2020)

Major Landforms: Island of Great Britain, Island of Ireland (northern fifth), Cumbrian Mountains, Pennines, Hebrides Islands, Shetland Islands, Scottish Highlands, Ben Nevis, Highland Boundary Fault, Mourne Mountains

Major Bodies of Water: Thames River, Severn River, Humber River, Lough Neagh (lake), Loch Lomond, Windermere, Bala Lake, English Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Atlantic Ocean Advertisement | Report Ad

Famous Places: Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Stonehenge, Westminster Palace, London Eye, Windsor Castle, Trafalgar Square, Cotswolds, St. Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, Loch Ness, Wembley Stadium, Ben Nevis, Globe Theatre, Edinburgh Castle, White Cliffs of Dover, Channel Tunnel

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Palace of Westminster Economy of United Kingdom Major Industries: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods

Agricultural Products: cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish

Natural Resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land

Major Exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Major Imports: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs

Currency: British pound (GBP)

National GDP: $2,288,000,000,000

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. Government of United Kingdom Type of Government: constitutional monarchy

Independence: England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain; the legislative union of Great Britain and Ireland was implemented in 1801, with the adoption of the name the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 formalized a partition of Ireland; six northern Irish counties remained part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland and the current name of the country, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was adopted in 1927.

Divisions: The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each country has its own way of forming administrative divisions of the government. England is divided up into nine regions, Scotland into 32 council areas, Wales into 22 authorities, and Northern Ireland into 26 districts.

Tower of London

The nine regions of England are:

1. North East 2. North West 3. Yorkshire and the Humber 4. East Midlands 5. West Midlands 6. East of England 7. London 8. South East 9. South West

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. National Anthem or Song: God Save the Queen

National Symbols:

• Animal - Bulldog (England), Lion • Bird - Red Kite (Wales) • Flower - Tudor Rose (England), Thistle (Scotland), Flax Flower (Northern Ireland) • Tree - Royal Oak • Colors - Red, white, and blue • Motto - "God and my Right", "In Defense" (Scotland) • Other symbols - Unicorn (Scotland), Welsh Dragon (Wales), Britannia

Description of flag: The flag of the United Kingdom was adopted on January 1, 1801. The name of the flag is the Union Jack. It has a blue background (field) with a red cross outlined in white and a red "x" outlined in white.

Other flags:

• England - White with a red cross. • Scotland - Blue with a white "x". • Wales - Two horizontal stripes of white (top) and green (bottom) with a red dragon.

National Holiday: the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday

Other Holidays: New Years' Day (January 1), Saint Patrick's Day (March 17), Easter, May Day (May 1), Bank Holiday, Christmas (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26)

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herein are given to their owner. This material is for informational, at-home purposes only. The People of United Kingdom Languages Spoken: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)

Nationality: Briton(s), British (collective plural)

Religions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)

Origin of the name United Kingdom: The name "United Kingdom" is short for the official name of the country which is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." The term "Great Britain" is used to describe the island that contains the three countries England, Scotland, and Wales. When Northern Ireland was added, the country became known as the United Kingdom.

Famous People:

• David Beckham - Soccer player • Winston Churchill - Prime Minister during World War II • Captain James Cook - Explorer • Princess Diana - Famous Princess • Sir Francis Drake - Explorer and privateer • Elizabeth I - Queen of England during the Elizabethan Era • Mick Jagger - Singer for the Rolling Stones • John Lennon - Singer for the Beatles • David Lloyd George - Prime Minister during World War I • Henry VIII - King of England broke with the Catholic Church • Henry Hudson - Explorer • Isaac Newton - Scientist • J.K. Rowling - Author who wrote the Harry Potter series • William Shakespeare - Playwright • Margaret Thatcher - Prime Minister during the end of the Cold War • J.M.W. Turner - Painter • William the Conqueror - Norman invader • Queen Victoria - Queen of England during the Victorian Era

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