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Questions about The UK Today - Life in the UK Q&A
Life in the UK - The UK Today - Practice Test Questions - Chapter 4 Section 1
Question 1: Where is the UK geographically located?
Question 2: What percentage of the total British population is located in Northern Ireland?
Question 3: What percentage of the total British population is located in Scotland?
Question 4: What percentage of the total British population is located in Wales?
Question 5: What percentage of the total British population is located in England alone?
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Question 6: The population is very equally distributed over the four parts of the UK. True or false?
Question 7: The UK population is ethnically diverse and changing rapidly, especially in large cities such as London. True or false?
Question 8: What was the population of the UK in 1600?
Question 9: What was the population of the UK in 1700?
Question 10: What was the population of the UK in 1801?
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Question 11: What was the population of the UK in 1851?
Question 12: What was the population of the UK in 1901?
Question 13: What was the population of the UK in 1951?
Question 14: What was the population of the UK in 1998?
Question 15: What was the population of the UK in 2005?
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Question 16: What was the population of the UK in 2010?
Question 17: What is the distance between the north coast of Scotland and the south-west corner of England?
Question 18: The longest distance on the mainland in the UK is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to a location in the south-west corner of England known as:
Question 19: In the UK, most people live in towns and cities and very small parts of Britain are countryside. True of false?
Question 20: In the UK, many people continue to visit the countryside for holidays and for leisure activities such as walking, camping and fishing, true or false?
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Question 21: What is the currency in the UK?
Question 22: How many pence are there in a pound?
Question 23: Which TWO British areas have their own banknotes?
Question 24: Northern Ireland and Wales have their own banknotes, which are valid everywhere in the UK. However, shop and businesses do not have to accept them. True or false?
Question 25: What is the note with the highest value in the UK?
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Question 26: What is the coin with the highest value in the UK?
Question 27: Which of the following is NOT a city of the UK? Belfast, Newport, Dublin, Dundee.
Question 28: What is the capital city of Scotland?
Question 29: What is the capital city of Wales?
Question 30: What is the capital city of the UK?
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Question 31: Where is the city of Swansea located?
Question 32: Which is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
Question 33: Where is the city of Bradford located?
Question 34: What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK as a result of post-war immigration?
Question 35: The English language has many accents and dialects. True or false?
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Question 36: In Wales, many people speak Gaelic – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities. True or False?
Question 37: In Wales, Gaelic is spoken in some parts of the coast. True or False?
Question 38: In Scotland, Gaelic is spoken everywhere. True or False?
Question 39: In Scotland, Gaelic is spoken in some parts of the Highlands and Islands. True or False?
Question 40: In Wales, Gaelic is the main language. True or False?
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Question 1: Where is the UK geographically located?
Answer: In the north west of Europe.
Question 2: What percentage of the total British population is located in Northern Ireland?
Answer: Less than 3%.
Question 3: What percentage of the total British population is located in Scotland?
Answer: Over 8%.
Question 4: What percentage of the total British population is located in Wales?
Answer: 5%.
Question 5: What percentage of the total British population is located in England alone?
Answer: 84%. The population is very unequally distributed over the four parts of the UK. England more or less consistently makes up 84% of the total population, Wales around 5%, Scotland just over 8%, and Northern Ireland less than 3%.
Question 6: The population is very equally distributed over the four parts of the UK. True or false?
Answer: False. The population is very unequally distributed over the four parts of the UK. England more or less consistently makes up 84% of the total population, Wales around 5%, Scotland just over 8%, and Northern Ireland less than 3%.
Question 7: The UK population is ethnically diverse and changing rapidly, especially in large cities such as London. True or false?
Answer: True.
Question 8: What was the population of the UK in 1600?
Answer: Just over 4 million people. The population of the UK in 1600 was just over 4 million people.
Question 9: What was the population of the UK in 1700?
Answer: 5 million. The population of the UK in 1700 was 5 million people.
Question 10: What was the population of the UK in 1801?
Answer: 8 million.
Question 11: What was the population of the UK in 1851?
Answer: 20 million people. The population of the UK in 1851 was 20 million people.
Question 12: What was the population of the UK in 1901?
Answer: 40 million. The population of the UK in 1901 was 40 million people.
Question 13: What was the population of the UK in 1951?
Answer: 50 million. The population of the UK in 1951 was 50 million people.
Question 14: What was the population of the UK in 1998?
Answer: 57 million.
Question 15: What was the population of the UK in 2005?
Answer: Just under 60 million.
Question 16: What was the population of the UK in 2010?
Answer: Just over 62 million people. The population of the UK in 2010 was just over 62 million people.
Question 17: What is the distance between the north coast of Scotland and the south-west corner of England?
Answer: 870 miles. In the UK, the longest distance on the mainland is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land’s End in the south-west corner of England. It is about 870 miles (approximately 1,400 kilometres).
Question 18: The longest distance on the mainland in the UK is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to a location in the south-west corner of England known as:
Answer: Land’s End. The longest distance on the mainland is from John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land’s End in the south-west corner of England. It is about 870 miles (approximately 1,400 kilometres).
Question 19: In the UK, most people live in towns and cities and very small parts of Britain are countryside. True of false?
Answer: False. Most people live in towns and cities but much of Britain is still countryside.
Question 20: In the UK, many people continue to visit the countryside for holidays and for leisure activities such as walking, camping and fishing, true or false?
Answer: True. Many people continue to visit the countryside for holidays and for leisure activities such as walking, camping and fishing.
Question 21: What is the currency in the UK?
Answer: Pound. The currency in the UK is the pound sterling (symbol £).
Question 22: How many pence are there in a pound?
Answer: 100 pence. There are 100 pence in a pound.
Question 23: Which TWO British areas have their own banknotes?
Answer: Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Question 24: Northern Ireland and Wales have their own banknotes, which are valid everywhere in the UK. However, shop and businesses do not have to accept them. True or false?
Answer: False. Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes, which are valid everywhere in the UK. However, shops and businesses do not have to accept them.
Question 25: What is the note with the highest value in the UK?
Answer: £50. The note with the highest value in the UK is the £50 note.
Question 26: What is the coin with the highest value in the UK?
Answer: £2.
Question 27: Which of the following is NOT a city of the UK? Belfast, Newport, Dublin, Dundee.
Answer: Dublin.
Question 28: What is the capital city of Scotland?
Answer: Edinburgh. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
Question 29: What is the capital city of Wales?
Answer: Cardiff. The capital city of Wales is Cardiff.
Question 30: What is the capital city of the UK?
Answer: London. The capital city of the UK is London.
Question 31: Where is the city of Swansea located?
Answer: In Wales. Swansea is located in Wales.
Question 32: Which is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
Answer: Belfast. The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Question 33: Where is the city of Bradford located?
Answer: In England. Bradford is located in England.
Question 34: What percentage of the British population has a parent or grandparent born outside of the UK as a result of post-war immigration?
Answer: Nearly 10% of the population. Post-war immigration means that nearly 10% of the population has a parent or grandparent born outside the UK.
Question 35: The English language has many accents and dialects. True or false?
Answer: True.
Question 36: In Wales, many people speak Gaelic – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities. True or False?
Answer: False. In Wales, many people speak Welsh – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities.
Question 37: In Wales, Gaelic is spoken in some parts of the coast. True or False?
Answer: False.
Question 38: In Scotland, Gaelic is spoken everywhere. True or False?
Answer: False.
Question 39: In Scotland, Gaelic is spoken in some parts of the Highlands and Islands. True or False?
Answer: True.
Question 40: In Wales, Gaelic is the main language. True or False?
Answer: False.
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