Chapter 2: What is the UK? — Set 4

Loch Ness, the largest loch in Scotland by volume of water, and Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area, are both in Scotland. Windermere is the largest lake in England, and Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales.

The North Sea washes the east coast of Britain, separating it from countries such as Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Orkney is an island group just off the north coast of mainland Scotland.

The Isles of Scilly lie in the Atlantic, about 45 kilometres off the south-western tip of Cornwall.

Skye is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off Scotland's west coast.

The Inner and Outer Hebrides stretch along Scotland's western and north-western seaboard.

The shield is supported by a unicorn, representing Scotland, and a lion, representing England. The red dragon appears on the flag of Wales rather than the coat of arms, and no stag stands beside the shield.

The unicorn is Scotland's national animal, and it appears on the Royal Coat of Arms alongside the English lion.

St Patrick's Day falls on 17 March and St David's Day, the national day of Wales, falls on 1 March, so both are in March. St George's Day comes later, on 23 April, and St Andrew's Day is on 30 November.

The UK's national anthem is 'God Save the King' — or 'God Save the Queen' when the monarch is a queen.

The oak is a long-standing emblem of England; the Scots pine is the national tree of Scotland.

The Union Flag combines the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. Wales, already united with England when the flag took shape, has no cross of its own in it.

Jersey is a Crown Dependency: linked to the Crown and self-governing, but not part of the UK and not represented in the UK Parliament.

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. The Crown Dependencies are Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

Tristan da Cunha forms a single overseas territory together with St Helena and Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.

The Union Flag combines three crosses: the cross of St George for England, the cross of St Andrew for Scotland and the cross of St Patrick for Ireland. The cross of St David does not appear in it — Wales has no cross of its own in the flag.

The Peak District was designated in 1951, becoming the first National Park in the UK.

The Cairngorms National Park is in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest national park in the UK.

The Broads stretch across Norfolk and Suffolk and are known for their rivers, broads (shallow lakes) and waterways.

Dartmoor National Park is in Devon, in the south west of England.

Exmoor lies across the border of Somerset and Devon in south-west England.

The official handbook gives Ben Nevis as 1,344 metres. (Ordnance Survey remeasured it at 1,345 m in 2016, but 1,344 m is the figure the test is based on.)

Ben Nevis stands just outside Fort William, at the southern end of the Great Glen.

The Bank of England issues £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, so the £5 note and the £50 note are both genuine denominations. There is no Bank of England £15 note, and the Bank of England does not issue a £100 note.