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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 6 1 4 1 5 2 0 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 1 1. British Isles lie … of the continent Europe. 2. The eastern coast of the British 13. The biggest lake in Scotland is Loch … . 10. The longest river in Britain is the … . 3. The … lies between Britain and the 8. The Cumbrians occupy nearly the whole of … . 11. The … doesn’t flow through England. 4. The total are of the UK is … square kilometers. 21. The British Isles includes more than … 20. Thou, inch, foot, yard, chain, furlong 9. The highest mountain peak in Britain is … . 17. … is concentrated in London, Glasgow, 6. The nature of great Britain is greatly 12. ‘Loch’ is a Scottish Gaelic and Irish word for a … . 5. There is no place situated more than … 15. There are no … mines in great Britain. 7. The mountains cover the greater part of … 14. In ancient times the Isles were 19. The basic unit of British currency is … . 16. … is often called the “Garden of England”. 18. … is not much developed in Great Britain. Great Britain. refer to … . a. 344 c. 424 a. river b. lake c. pond d. ocean continent of Europe. Newcastle, Liverpool and Belfast. from the seashore. a. Englandc. Scotland large and small islands. Isles is washed by the… . affected by the … . a. to the north c. to the south a. Morar b. Lomondc. Ness d. Awe a. Mersey b. Bann c. Avon d. Medway a. Snowdon c. Ben Nevis a. Thames b. Trent c. Clyded. Severn b. copper c. silverd. gold a. coal probably covered with … forests. a. Kent b. west c. northd. east a. winemaking c. fishing a. dollar c. shilling b. 244 d. 324 b. Wales d. Northern Ireland b. to the east d. to the west a. southern & middlec. northern, western & middle a. area c. length b. massd. volume b. Càrn Eige d. Carrauntoohil a. sheep-farming c. ship-building a. 40 – 60 km c. 100 – 120 km a. English Channelc. North Channel b. 50 a. 500 c. 5 d. 5000 b. heavy machinery d. chemical industry a. mountainsc. channels a. Black Sea c. North Sea b. pound d. euro a. elm b. ash c. oak d. pine b. northern & eastern d. eastern, middle & western b. cattle-farming d. coal-mining b. 120 – 150 km d. 110 – 130 km b. Menai Strait d. Minch b. forests d. sea d. Mediterranean Sea b. Irish Sea Geography Tour

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1 4 1 5 1 7 1 6 1 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 9 8 1. The ... were not barbaric and came from 5. The Heptarchy included … . 8. … became the first Norman king in England. 9. The Domesday Book was a survey of England’s … 3. … revolted against the Roman occupation in 60 11. The Hundred Years War broke out in … . 7. The Battle of Hastings occurred in … 2. The Roman Emperor … carried out two 4. They were making raids against the 18. The … was the ship that transported first 10. … spent most of his life in Crusades in the Holy 13. The plan of the Gunpowder Plot was to blow up 12. The bloody dynastic struggle for the English 16. The modern Union Flag or Union Jack was 14. The Great Fire of London broke out in … . 6. They invaded the British Isles in 8th century. 15. The … Parliament was joined to the English 17. The phrase ‘jewel of the Crown’ refers to … . 19. A political protest by the Americans in the 20. The war of Independence was lost by . France . AD. Land. … . expeditions to settle in Britain in 55 and 54 BC. throne was named as the Wars of the … . during the Norman conquest of England. a. Richard the Lion-Heart c. William the Conqueror English Pilgrims to America. British throughout 5th and 6th centuries. adopted in … . one in 1707 to form the Parliament of Great a. 1381 b. 1337 c. 1453 d. 1348 c. six kingdoms a. five kingdoms British colony of Massachusetts, against the tax a. Australia b. India English army in the last battle of… . a. 1666 b. 1605 c. 1665 d. 1066 a. Romansc. Celts b. Vikings d. Scots c. Prasutagus a. Queen Boudicca c. Richard the Lion-Heart a. the House of Commons c. Big Ben a. Alfred the Great a. Picts c. Brits b. Celts d. Romans a. land and cattle c. people and cattle b. King Arthur d. Harold, Earl of Wessex a. Caligulac. Julius Caesar Britain. policy of the British government got the name a. Plantagenet c. Crowns a. Maypole b. Mayflower a. autumn of 1066c. spring of 966 a. 1706 b. 1707 c. 1603 d. 1801 a. Angles c. Saxons c. Canada d. New Zealand d. seven kingdoms b. ten kingdoms a. Philadelphia b. New Jersey b. William the Conqueror d. King Arthur b. the House of Lords d. Tower Bridge b. Queen Victoria d. Druids d. land and castles b. land and people of … . b. Claudius d. Vespasian b. Knights d. Roses a. Irish b. Scottish c. Mayday d. Maylady b. winter of 1166 d. summer of 1006 b. Jutes d. All of the mentioned. c. Saratoga d. Quebec c. Welsh d. American a. Revere Buffet b. Bridgewater Dinner c. Boston Tea Party d. Concord Lunch History Tour

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