Welcome You've made it to the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is part of the British Isles These islands lie northwest of Europe The United Kingdom's largest island is called Great Britain Another large island is Ireland Smaller islands dot the seas around Great Britain and Ireland Waves crash on the rocky cliffs that line the coast of Britain Great
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Parts of the Kingdom The United Kingdom's full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland People often call it Britain for short The country has four parts England Scotland and Wales are on the island of Great Britain Northern Ireland sits on the island of Ireland The rocky Orkney Islands lie off the northern coast scotland of
Map Whiz Quiz No part of the United Kingdom is very far from water Seas lie to the north east and west Rivers and lakes are common in the four parts too Take a look at the map on page five A map is a drawing or chart of a place Trace the outline of the United Kingdom on a sheet of paper Don't forget Northern Ireland See if you can find the North Sea Mark this part of your map with an E for east Find the Irish Sea Mark it with a w for west The English Channel sits to the south Mark it with an S In the far north near Scotland is the North Atlantic Ocean Mark it with an N With a green crayon color the United Kingdom Color Northern Ireland yellow to show where it ends and the rest of Ireland begins Waters of the Bristol Channel wash the shores of Wales Cardiff near
