This document explains the differences between Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Great Britain contains Scotland, England, and Wales, while the United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland. It provides details on the capital cities, flags, and symbols of each country: Edinburgh, St. Andrew's Cross and the thistle for Scotland; Cardiff, the Red Dragon and leek for Wales; London, St. George's Cross and the rose for England; and Belfast, St. Patrick's Cross and the shamrock for Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is governed by a monarchy and its national anthem is "God Save the Queen/King".
The document provides information about various aspects of the United Kingdom, including its constituent countries, capital cities, flags, emblems, and other landmarks and symbols. It asks multiple choice questions about these topics and provides the correct answers. Key details covered include that the UK consists of 4 countries - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; the capital of England is London, Scotland is Edinburgh, Wales is Cardiff, and Northern Ireland is Belfast; and the national flag is the Union Jack.
Theme 2 національні символи великобританіїolga_ruo
National symbols of the UK include:
- Britannia as a female personification of Great Britain depicted in statues
- The Royal coat of arms used by the British monarch
- England's symbols are the rose, St. George's Cross, the lion, and various coats of arms
- Wales' symbols are the daffodil, the flag of Wales, St. David as the patron saint, and the royal badge
- Scotland's symbols are the thistle, St. Andrew's Cross, the unicorn, and the Royal coats of arms
- Northern Ireland's symbol is the shamrock and its flag
The document provides information about the geography, national symbols, and capital cities of the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It includes maps of each country and descriptions of their national flags, coats of arms, and flowers. It also highlights several important landmarks and monuments in each capital city, such as Big Ben and Westminster Abbey in London, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, and Belfast Port in Northern Ireland.
The document describes the key symbols and emblems of the countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It outlines each country's flag, patron saint, national flowers, royal coat of arms, motto and national anthem. The Union Jack represents the United Kingdom as a whole.
This document explains the differences between Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Great Britain contains Scotland, England, and Wales, while the United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland. It provides details on the capital cities, flags, and symbols of each country: Edinburgh, St. Andrew's Cross and the thistle for Scotland; Cardiff, the Red Dragon and leek for Wales; London, St. George's Cross and the rose for England; and Belfast, St. Patrick's Cross and the shamrock for Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is governed by a monarchy and its national anthem is "God Save the Queen/King".
The document provides information about various aspects of the United Kingdom, including its constituent countries, capital cities, flags, emblems, and other landmarks and symbols. It asks multiple choice questions about these topics and provides the correct answers. Key details covered include that the UK consists of 4 countries - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; the capital of England is London, Scotland is Edinburgh, Wales is Cardiff, and Northern Ireland is Belfast; and the national flag is the Union Jack.
Theme 2 національні символи великобританіїolga_ruo
National symbols of the UK include:
- Britannia as a female personification of Great Britain depicted in statues
- The Royal coat of arms used by the British monarch
- England's symbols are the rose, St. George's Cross, the lion, and various coats of arms
- Wales' symbols are the daffodil, the flag of Wales, St. David as the patron saint, and the royal badge
- Scotland's symbols are the thistle, St. Andrew's Cross, the unicorn, and the Royal coats of arms
- Northern Ireland's symbol is the shamrock and its flag
The document provides information about the geography, national symbols, and capital cities of the United Kingdom, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It includes maps of each country and descriptions of their national flags, coats of arms, and flowers. It also highlights several important landmarks and monuments in each capital city, such as Big Ben and Westminster Abbey in London, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, and Belfast Port in Northern Ireland.
The document describes the key symbols and emblems of the countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It outlines each country's flag, patron saint, national flowers, royal coat of arms, motto and national anthem. The Union Jack represents the United Kingdom as a whole.
9. Soldier s of t he Royal I r ish Regiment of t he
Br it ish army use t he shamr ock as t heir
emblem, and wear a spr ig of shamr ock on
Saint Pat r ick’s Day.
Queen Vict or ia decr eed over a hundr ed
year s ago t hat soldier s f r om I r eland should
wear a spr ig of shamr ock in r ecognit ion of
I r ish soldier s who had f ought br avely in t he
Boer War .
Dur ing t he Russian Civil War a Br it ish of f icer
Col. P. S. Woods, of Belf ast , est ablished a
Kar elian Regiment which had a shamr ock on
an or ange f ield as it s r egiment badge.
10. The f lag of t he cit y of Monr eal has
a shamr ock t hat is locat ed in t he
lower r ight quadr ant . The shamr ock
r epr esent s t he I r ish populat ion.
12. UK England Wales Scotland Northern
Ireland
Land, sq.
km 244,000 130,000 21,000 78,000 14,000
Population,
mln 54 45 3 5 1
Capital London London Cardiff Edinburgh Belfast
Largest
cities Belfast, Cardiff Liverpool, Oxford Brecon, Suonsy Glasgow Belfast
Rivers Tay Thames, Severn Dee Spey Bun
Lakes Loch-Lomond District Woy Loch-Ness Loch-Ney
Mountains Ben Nevis Pennine Chain Snowdon Ben Nevis Karantuil
National
Emblems
Flag
14. the Union Jack
The United Kingdom flag was officially
adopted on January 1, 1801.
15. The flag of the UK is a combination of the
flags of England (the cross of St. George),
Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and
Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick).
18. The flag of Scotland -
St Andrew’s Cross
Dating to the 12th century, the historic cross of St.
Andrew was first hoisted in 1512. Also known as the
Saltire, it is one of the oldest country flags. The
Saltire is a flag with a diagonal cross whose arms
extend to the corners of the flag
19. The flag of England -
St George’s Cross
The flag of Ireland -
St Patrick Cross
20. The Welsh flag
This flag was officially adopted in 1959, but the red
dragon (possibly Roman in origin) has been associated
with Wales for many centuries. The green and white
background stripes represent the House of Tudor, a
Welsh dynasty that once held the English throne.
The red rose is the symbol of England. It comes from the history of the country.
This symbol goes back to the War of the Roses, which was the war within the country. In the 15th century two Houses were struggling for the English throne – the Lancastrians and the Yorkists.
Red rose was the emblem of the Lancastrians and the white rose was that of the Yorkists. Their rival ended when King Henry VII, the Lancastrian, married Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of the Yorkist. Since that time the red rose has become the national emblem of England.
The legend tells how Saint Patrick used the shamrock, a kind of a white clover with three leaves to explain the Holy Trinity. Apparently, he used it to show how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity.