Chapter 2 practice: the UK and its nations

The four nations, the islands that are and are not part of the UK, and the basics of the country you are joining.

The chapter 2 drill

15 questions in learn mode: answer one, see if you were right and why, then the next.

Key facts

Four countries together make up the United Kingdom.
The countries of the UK are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland is the part of the island of Ireland that belongs to the UK.
Outside Northern Ireland, the rest of the island of Ireland is an independent country, separate from the UK.
The country's full official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The name Great Britain covers just three countries: England, Scotland and Wales.
Northern Ireland belongs to the UK but is not part of Great Britain.
The UK and Great Britain do not mean the same thing: the UK is Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.
Scotland and Wales, like England, are part of both Great Britain and the UK.
Although the name Great Britain leaves out Northern Ireland, the handbook uses the words Britain, British Isles and British for everyone in the UK.
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are islands with close links to the UK, but they are not part of it.
The Channel Islands are not part of the UK.

In our own words, from the official handbook. The full course turns the dates, people, places and numbers into flashcards: see the full course.

Q 01 / 24

24 questions. 45 minutes. No sign-up.