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IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY = NEL SUD DEL PAESE
IN THE NORTHEAST OF ENGLAND = NEL NORD-EST DELL'INGHILTERRA
WALES IS IN THE WEST = IL GALLES E' AD OVEST

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What and where is The British Isles - Great Britain

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The British Isles is a geographically term which consists of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and 5,000 small islands ...

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Project Britain

British Life and Culture

by Mandy Barrow

British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales

The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel; to the east by the North Sea; to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

England, Scotland, , Wales ,and
Northern Ireland (also known as Ulster)

Flag: The Union Flag

Ben Nevis in Scotland, at 1,343m
(4,406 ft)

River Severn, 354 km (220 miles) long.
It rises in Wales and flows to the Bristol Channel.

Noun--Briton(s). Adjective--British.

Scotland 5,119,000
England 49,753,000
Wales 2,937,000
N. Ireland 1,692,000

London 7,285,000
Birmingham 1,018,000
Leeds 725,000
Glasgow 611,000
Sheffield 529,000

244,110 sq km (94,251 sq mi)

Slightly smaller than the US state of Oregon
Just under half the size of France
30 times smaller than Australia

About 480 Km from east to west

coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land .
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Life expectancy - men
- women

Consumer durables owned (% of households)

Household expenditure (% of disposable income)

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All the materials on these pages are free for homework and classroom use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place the content of this page on any other website or blog without written permission from the Mandy Barrow.

© Copyright Mandy Barrow 2014

Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website.
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.

Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consultant.
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John's Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.
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Project Britain British Life and Culture by Mandy Barrow British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel; to the east by the North Sea; to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FLAG OF THE UK?

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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FLAG OF THE UK?

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A flag containing three other flags.

The Union Flag - the flag of the United Kingdom (UK)

The Union Flag, popularly known as the * Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is the British flag.

It is called the Union Flag because it symbolises the administrative union of the countries of the United Kingdom. It is made up up of the individual Flags of three of the Kingdom's countries all united under one Sovereign - the countries of 'England, of'Scotland' and of ' Northern Ireland' (since 1921 only Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom). As Wales was not a Kingdom but a Principality it could not be included on the flag.

The following pages will tell you how the Union Flag (Union Jack) came to be the UK's national flag and the making of the United Kingdom.

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References
* "It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty itself frequently referred to the flag as the Union Jack, whatever its use, and in 1902 an Admiralty Circular announced that Their Lordships had decided that either name could be used officially. Such use was given Parliamentary approval in 1908 when it was stated that "the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag"."

So - "...the jack flag had existed for over a hundred and fifty years before the jack staff..." If anything the jack-staff is named after the Union Jack - and not the other way around!
The Flag Institute website www.flaginstitute.org

Historian David Starkey said in that Channel 4 tv programme that the Union Flag is called 'Jack' because it is named after James l of Great Britain ( Jacobus , Latin for James), who introduced the flag following his accession to the throne.

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British Flag - The Union Jack (Union Flag) UK

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A flag containing three other flags. The Union Flag - the flag of the United Kingdom (UK) The Union Flag, popularly known as the * Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is the British flag. It is called the Union Flag because it symbolises the administrative union of the countries of the United Kingdom.

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Where is the UK?

The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.

The UK part of Europe and is a member of the European Union (EU).

Click here to find out about the Geography of the UK

What is the official name of the UK?

The official name of the UK is the " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

What countries make up the UK?

The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is part of the UK now).

The United Kingdom is made up of:

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK)

What is the capital city of the UK?

The capital of the UK is London.

Interactive Map of the UK

Why is the whole of Ireland not in the UK?

Before 1922 the UK included Ireland in the definition, but when the Irish Free State ceased to be part of the Union the title changed to include ' Northern Ireland'.

When was the UK formed (made)?

The United Kingdom (UK) was formed in on January 1, 1801 and constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.

What are people called in the UK?

People in the UK are called British although they have different nationalities.

Find out more

The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, symbolises the union of the countries of the UK. It is made up of the individual flags of three countries in the Kingdom. Read more

The Story of the Making of the United Kingdom

The present Union Flag (Union Jack) represented the political union of three kingdoms

England,

Scotland and

Ireland (now only Northern Ireland)

Read more...
The story of how the UK was formed can be told through the making of the Union Flag, the flag of the United Kingdom.

Visit our Making of the Union Flag pages
Other pages about the UK
Quick facts about the UK | Geography of the UK

England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland
British Isles
England | Scotland | Wales
Britain | Great Britain | United Kingdom | British Isles
What are the British Isles? Questions about Great Britain What is Great Britain?
Is Britain the same as Great Britain?
Which countries are in Great Britain? Questions about England Why does England dominate the UK?
The British Isles

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Is the UK the same as Britain, Great Britain and England?

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Where is the UK? The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.

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THE UNION JACK IS THE NAME OF THE BRITISH FLAG.
IT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE UNION OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE UK.

IN THE UNION JACK THERE ARE 3 CROSSES:
ST. ANDREW'S CROSS FOR SCOTLAND; ST. GEORGE'S CROSS FOR ENGLAND AND ST. PATRICK'S CROSS FOR IRELAND.

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LONDON IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE UK AND OF ENGLAND. IT IS IN THE SOUTHEAST OF ENGLAND.
THE CAPITAL CITY OF WALES IS CARDIFF, IN THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTRY.
EDINBURGH, THE CAPITAL CITY OF SCOTLAND IS IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY.
THE CAPITAL CITY OF NORTHERN IRELAND IS BELFAST, AND THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS DUBLIN.

PEOPLE FROM THE UK ARE BRITISH, BUT PEOPLE FROM ENGLAND ARE ALSO ENGLISH; PEOPLE FROM WALES ARE WELSH AND PEOPLE FROM SCOTLAND ARE SCOTTISH. PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN IRELAND ARE NORTHERN IRISH.

THE MAJORITY OF THE BRITISH POPULATION IS IN ENGLAND.

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IRELAND IS DIVIDED INTO NORTHERN IRELAND (OR ULSTER) AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (OR EIRE).
NORTHERN IRELAND IS PART OF THE UK. THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS NOT PART OF THE UK.

THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS AN INDIPENDENT REPUBLIC, WITH A DIFFERENT PARLIAMENT.

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THE UNITED KINGDOM (OR THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND) CONSISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
NORTHERN IRELAND (OR ULSTER) IS IN THE NORTHEAST OF IRELAND.
THE UNITED KINGDOM (OR UK) IS THE POLITICAL NAME OF ENGLAND, WALES, SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

THE UNITED KINGDOM IS A NATION AND IS A MONARCHY.

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ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND ARE IN GREAT BRITAIN.
ENGLAND IS IN THE SOUTH, WALES IN THE WEST AND SCOTLAND IN THE NORTH OF BRITAIN.

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THE BRITISH ISLES IS THE GEOGRAPHICAL NAME OF A GREAT NUMBER OF ISLANDS OFF THE NORTHWEAT COAST OF EUROPE. GREAT BRITAIN (OR SIMPLY BRITAIN) AND IRELAND ARE BIG ISLANDS.