Chapter 3 What is the UK? Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What makes up the UK?
A
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
(South Ireland is independent)
2
Q
Official Name if the UK
A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3
Q
What makes up Great Britain?
A
England
Scotland
wales
4
Q
Islands linked to the UK but not part of it?
What islands are Crown Dependencies?
What linked islands have their own government?
A
Channel Islands
Isle of Man
5
Q
Other overseas territories that are linked to the UK but not part of it
A
St Helena and Flakland
6
Q
Who govens the UK?
A
Parliament sitting in Westminster.
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland also have parliaments/assemblies of their own
