BRITISH GEOGRAPHY

Question 1

What are the British Isles?

Answer 1

The British Isles is a Geographical term for a group of about 5000 islands.

Question 2

What is Great Britain?

Answer 2

Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland.

Question 3

Which other islands are there?

Answer 3

There is another island, Ireland, it is composed by Northern Ireland (or Ulster) and the Irish Republic (or Eire).

Question 4

What is the United Kingdom?

Answer 4

The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland is composed by Great Britain’s Nations, Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man and The Channel Islands.

Question 5

Where is the highest peak in Britain?

Answer 5

The most mountainous region is Scotland; with the highest peak, Ben Nevis of 1,343 m.

Question 6

Which is the mountains chain in Britain?

Answer 6

In England Pennine Range extends 224km

Question 7

How are Wales and Ireland lands?

Answer 7

Wales is also mountainous. In Ireland all the highland areas are around the edge.

Question 8

Which is the largest river?

Answer 8

Rivers in Great Britain are quite short. The longest are the Severn and the Thames.

Question 9

Why are rivers important?

Answer 9

The navigation made them an important part of the inland transport.

Question 10

Which is the population of the UK?

Answer 10

67.886.011 people

Question 11

When roads came important in Britain?

Answer 11

The railway network flourished between 1830 and 1870.

Question 12

What carries the most inland freight?

Answer 12

82% of the tonnage of inland freight is carried on the roads

Question 13

Most popular form of travelling?

Answer 13

The car is the most popular form of passenger mileage within Britain

Question 14

Km’s of road in the UK?

Answer 14

The UK has a road networking totaling about 422.100km of paved roads

Question 15

Where does bulk good mostly travel?

Answer 15

Railways, inlands waterways, coastal shipping and pipelines are important in carrying certain types of freight, particularly bulk goods

Question 16

What happened in 1825? -Transport-

Answer 16

Britain had the world’s first public passenger railway service opened in 1825.

Question 17

Airtraffic network in the main centers of Britain?

Answer 17

The passenger network now comprises a fast inter-city network linking the main centres of Great Britain.

Question 18

Which are London’s biggest airports?

Answer 18

London’s two airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, are the world’s two busiest airports, mainly as a result of their geographical position.

Question 19

Britain’s and Continent trade?

Answer 19

Ports on the south and east coasts have also gained traffic as Britain’s trade has switched towards the continent of Europe.

Question 20

UK economy

Answer 20

The economy of the UK is a highly developed social market and market-orientated economy.

Question 21

UK economy ranking

Answer 21

It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world. In 2016, the UK was the tenth-largest good exported in the world and the fifth-largest good importer.

Question 22

Industry century’s

Answer 22

In the 18th century, the United Kingdom was the first country to industrialize and during the 19th century it had a dominant role in the global economy

Question 23

mayor economic players

Answer 23

The mayor economic players in the country are: finance and banking, information technology, construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing.

Question 24

UK currency

Answer 24

The currency of the UK is the pound sterling, which is the world’s fourth-largest reserve currency

Question 25

Uk agriculture

Answer 25

British agriculture is highly mechanized and productive. its agriculture and fishing provides 60% of the Kingdom’ food needs.

Question 26

mayor agriculture players

Answer 26

It is mainly dedicated to dairying, beef cattle and sheep, arable crops, pig production, poultry meat, eggs, etc.

Question 27

cearls and primary livestock

Answer 27

The primary crops include cereals, oilseeds, potatoes, and vegetables. The primary livestock products include beef, veal, chicken, duck, goose, lamb, swine, and turkey.

Question 28

UK climate

Answer 28

Britain has a generally mild temperate climate, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 29

UK weather

Answer 29

The weather tends to be very changeable as a result of the constant influences of the air masses.

Question 30

UK average tempèratures

Answer 30

The average temperatures at sea level are above freezing (0ºC). In January, they hover around 4/5ºC. In July, they range from 12ºC to 18.5ºC

Question 31

Annual rainfalls

Answer 31

Annual rainfall is fairly evenly distributed, but ranges from more than 16000mm in the mountainous areas to less than 800mm over central and eastern parts.

Question 32

Ethnic and minorities

Answer 32

White British: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish, British (87%) Gypsy, Travelers, Irish (01%) Mixed or multiple (2%) Asian (7%) Black British (3%) Other ethnic group (0.9%) The British government recognizes the Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Cornish people as national minorities.

Question 33

Population (each country)

Answer 33

England (53 million) by far the most populous part, followed by Scotland with 5.3 million, Wales as 3.1 million, and Northern Island as 1.8 million.

Question 34

Urban population

Answer 34

83.2% of the population is urban (56.495.180)

Question 35

Median age

Answer 35

the median age in The United Kingdom is 40.5 years.

Question 36

Languages

Answer 36

Celtic language are spoken in Scotland, Cornwall and Northern Ireland, but the predominant language overall is English. In northern and west Wales, Welsh is widely spoken as a first language but less so in the south east of the country, where English is typically the first choice. Also, there are other minor languages as: Gaelic, Irish and Scots.

Question 37

England’s natural resources

Answer 37

Geological: coal, petroleum, natural gas, limestone, chalk, gypsum, silica, rock salt, china clay, iron ore, tin, silver, gold, lead. Agricultural: arable land, wheat, barley, sheep.