UK and USA

• Scotland and Wales


  • More mountainous
  • The Scottish Highlands are the most mountainous, and were the most difficult for the English to conquer
• Longest river in England

  Severn, followed by the Thames
• The English Channel


  Separates Great Britain from the European mainland
• The Irish Sea


  Separates Great Britain from Ireland
• The North Sea


  Separates Great Britain from Scandinavia
• The United Kingdom


  Consists of four nations: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
• Formation of the UK


  1. England and Wales were the first to become united

  2. The UK as such was formed by the Act of Union of the Parliaments of England/Wales with that of Scotland in 1707/1708

  3. Ireland was colonized over the course of centuries

  4. In 1800/1801 the Irish Parliament was absorbed by the UK Parliament

  5. After World War I, the Republic of Ireland fought a war for independence

  6. Northern Ireland voted to remain in the UK
• Union Jack


  The flag of the UK, formed from the 3 national flags

  
• Someone from Northern Ireland has a British passport
• Someone from the Republic of Ireland probably won't appreciate being called "British"
• Albion


  Latin name for England, probably derives from the White Cliffs of Dover
• Offshore Islands (Part of Great Britain)

  • The Isle of Wight
  • The Isles of Scilly
  • St Micheal's Mount
  • The Island of Lundy

  
• The crown dependencies are self-administrating, but their foreign policy is governed by the UK