The Macgillycuddy Reeks

322,246

218,980 square kilometres.

3. The largest island in the British Isles is Ireland.

Great Britain.

Anglesey.

4. Great Britain is the tenth

the eighth

the fiftieth largest island in the world.

5. The southernmost point of Great Britain is John O’Groats.

Land’s End.

Lizard Pont.

6. The most northeastern point of Great Britain is Land’s End

John O’Groats.

Lizard Pont.

7. Great Britain stretches for over 1,200

1,000

900 km from south to north.

8. Great Britain stretches for over 70

100 km across in the narrowest part.

9. The Hebrides lie off the southern

north-western

south-western coast of Great Britain.

10 The Orkney Islands lie to the north

east

west of Scotland.

The Isle of Man

The Isle of Wight

Anglesey has its own Parliament.

12. Anglesey lies in the North Sea.

the Irish Sea.

the English Channel.

The Isles of Wight

The Isle of Man

Anglesey is an important tourist resort.

14. The Channel Islands lie in the English Channel.

the Irish Sea.

the North Sea.

15. Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands.

the Shetland Islands.

the Orkney Islands.

16. The British Isles are of a continental

rock

volcanic origin.

17. St. George’s Channel

The North Channel

The North Sea separates the British Isles from the continent.

The Strait of Dover

The Strand

The Firth is the narrowest part of the English Channel.

19. The British Isles are washed by the Gulf of Mexico.

the Pacific Ocean.

the Atlantic Ocean.

The North Channel

The Pentland Firth

The English Channel is between Great Britain and Ireland.

The North Channel is 20

42 km wide.

22. The Little Minch separates the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

the Shetlands and the Orkneys.

Great Britain and Anglesey.

23. The North Atlantic Current brings cool

warm

cold waters to the British Isles.

24. White cliffs rise up from the sea near Dover.

On the coasts of Scotland.

In the Hebrides.

25. The north of Great Britain is more mountainous than the south.

The south of Great Britain is more mountainous than the north.

The east of Great Britain is the most mountainous part of the country.

26. The highest point of England is Scafell.

Ben Nevis.

Cross Fell.

The Grampians

The Cheviot Hills

The Pennines stretch between England and Scotland.

28. The Lake District is in northwest Scotland.

Wales.

England.

29. The Midland Plain is in the central part of England.

Scotland.

Ireland.

30. To the east

north

south of the Pennines lies the Yorkshire Lowland.

The Central Valley

The Wash

The London Basin is a low and flat area north of the Thames and up to the North Sea coast.

32. The lowest point of Great Britain is in the Fens.

Central Lowlands.

Midland Plain.

33. The Cambrian Mountains are in Wales.

England.

Scotland.

34. Snowdon is in Wales.

Ireland.

England.

35. The Southern Uplands are in Wales.

England.

Scotland.

The southern part of the Highlands

The western part of the Lowlands

The northern part of the Highlands is called the Grampians.

37. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Great Britain.

Wales.

England.

38. Ben Nevis is 1,347

2,347metres high.

39. The Central Plain is in England.

Scotland.

Ireland.

The Macgillycuddy Reeks

The Mountains of Antrim

The Sperrin Mountains are the loftiest mountains of Ireland.

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GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

TEST 2

Choose the correct answer out of the three:

1. The Central Lowlands is the most densely populated area of Ireland.

the least densely populated area of Scotland.

the most densely populated area of Scotland.

2. Ben Nevis is the highest mountains in the British Isles.

Wales.

England.

3. The Central Lowlands are in Scotland.

England.

Wales.

4. The Highlands are in Ireland.

Scotland.

Wales.

5. The highest peak of Wales is Scafell.

Cross Fell.

Snowdon.

6. The lowest point of the island of Great Britain is 46

4,6

6,4 metres below sea level.

7. The Fens is a plain in the north

east

west of England.

8. The Lancashire and Cheshire Plains lie to the south

north

westof the Pennines.

9. The Hampshire Basin is in northern

eastern

central southern England.

The Midland Plain

The Central Valley

The Wash is the most extensive plain in the British Isles.

11. The Cumbrian Mountains lie in northwest Scotland.

Wales.

England.

12. The Pennine Range stretches north to south of England.

east to west of England.

across Wales.

The Cheviot Hills

The Pennine Range

The Grampians is/are regarded as the backbone of England.

14. Britain has a great

no

little diversity of physical characteristics.

The northern

The eastern

The western coast is the most indented.

16. The Orkney Islands are separated from the mainland by the Little Minch.

the Pentland Firth.

the North Channel.

17. St. George’s Channel is over 32

100 km wide.

18. St. George’s Channel

The Pentland Firth

The English Channel is between Great Britain and Ireland.

The North Channel

The English Channel

The Pentland Firth is between Great Britain and Ireland.

20. Great Britain and Ireland are separated by the Irish Sea.

the English Channel.

the Pentland Firth.

21. The Strait of Dover is 42

52 km long.

The North Channel

The English Channel

St.George’s Channelseparates the British Isles from the continent.

23. The British Isles lie on volcanic rocks.

In deep waters.

on a shelf.

Anglesey

Jersey

Guernsey is the largest of the Channel Islands.

25. Jersey is one of the Channel Islands.

the Orkney Islands.

the Shetland Islands.

26. The Isles of Scilly lie off the north-western

south-western

north-eastern coast of Great Britain.

27. The Isle of Wight lies in the Irish Sea.

the English Channel.

the North Sea.

28. The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea.

the English Channel.

the North Sea.

The Hebrides

The Shetland Islands

The Orkney Islands are the northernmost group in the British Isles.

30. The Hebrides consist of more than 50

500 islands.

Ireland

Anglesey

Great Britain is the second largest island in the British Isles.

32. Great Britain stretches for over 500

600 km across in the widest part.

33. Northern Ireland is situated in Great Britain.

Britain.

the British Isles.

34. The easternmost point of the English mainland is Land’s End.

Lizard Pont.

John O’Groats.

35. Great Britain covers an area of 218,980

322,246

244,100 square kilometres.

36. Great Britain is the largest island in the world.

Europe.

western Europe.

37. The area of the British Isles is 218,980

244,100

322,246 square kilometres.

38. The United Kingdom has about 3

1 per cent of the world’s population.

39. The Ox Mountains are in Ireland.

Scotland.

England.

40. The loftiest mountains in Ireland are in the north

south

north-eastof the country.

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BRITISH STUDIES

TEST 3

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Choose the correct answer out of the three:

1. Most of the rivers in Britain are long.

rather long.

short.

2. The Severn is 370

490 km long.

3. London stands on the river Thames.

Tyne.

Tweed.

4. The river Tyne is in Ireland.

England.

Scotland.

5. The Humber flows into the English Channel.

the North Channel.

the North Sea.

6. The river Forth is in Ireland.

England.

Scotland.

7. The longest river in Scotland is the Tay.

the Spey.

the Tyne.

8. The Dee flows into the English Channel.

the North Channel.

the North Sea.

9. The Clyde flows into the English Channel.

the North Channel.

the North Sea.

10. The Shannon is 381

490 km long.

11. Lake Windermere is in Scotland

England.

Wales.

Loch Ness

Loch Lomond

Loch Linnhe is the longest lake in Scotland.

13. Loch Lomond is in Scotland.

England.

Wales.

14. The largest lake in Ireland is Lough Neagh.

Loch Lomond.

Loch Linnhe.

15. The largest lake in the United Kingdom is Lake Windermere.

Lough Neagh.

Loch Lomond.

16. Winter temperatures rarely drop as low as -20

-22

-12 degrees C.

17. Annual mean temperature in Britain is 6

9 degrees C.

18. Most rainfalls are in western Wales.

western Scotland.

eastern Scotland.

Heavy storms

Heavy rainfalls

Light drizzles are a feature of British weather.

Autumn

Spring

Summer is the driest season in the British Isles.

21. ‘Peasoupers’ disappeared as a result of the antipollution laws.

global warming.

installation of windmills.

22. Deciduous trees are represented in Britain by oak, pine and ash.

beech, fir and spruce.

ash, maple and elm.

Most

Half

One-third of the soils in the country are arable.

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BRITISH STUDIES

TEST 4

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BRITISH ISLES

Choose the correct answer out of the three:

1. Smogs do not exist in Britain any more.

Smogs are a part of London life.

Smogs are a feature of modern Britain.

2. Heavy rainfalls are very often

often

very rare in the British Isles

3. The average rainfall in the British Isles is 1,000

2,100

1,100 mm.

4. Summer temperatures always

often

seldom rise above 32 degrees.

5. The United Kingdom has a continental

a severe

a mild climate.

6. The largest lake in the British Isles is Lake Windermere.

Loch Lomond.

Lough Neagh.

7. Lough Neagh is in Scotland.

Ireland.

England.

8. The largest lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond.

Lake Windermere.

Loch Ness.

Lake Windermere

Lough Neagh

Loch Lomond is the largest lake in England.

10. There are few

a lot of

rather many lakes in the British Isles.

11. The longest river in Ireland is the Clyde.

the Shannon.

the Severn.

12. The Tay is 100

170 km long.

13. The Don flows into the English Channel.

the North Sea.

the Atlantic Ocean.

14. The river Spey is in England

Scotland.

Ireland.

The Tay

The Trent

The Tweed makes the natural border between England and Scotland.

16. The Ouse flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

the North Sea.

the English Channel.

17. The river Trent is in England.

Wales.

Scotland.

18. The Severn flows into the North Channel.

St. George’s Channel.

the North Sea.

19. The longest river of England is the Severn.

the Thames.

the Tay.

Some

Few

Most of the rivers in Britain are navigable.

21. There are quite a few

a lot of

not very many rivers in the British Isles.

22. Coniferous trees are represented in Britain by pine, fir and spruce.

ash, maple and elm.

oak, beech and ash.

Most

Half

A small area of the surface of the country is forested.

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BRITISH STUDIES

TEST 5

HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN

Choose the correct answer out of the three:

1. Around 700

900 BC came the Celts.

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