Around the UK General outlook and history

Who are the British? The United Kingdom Great Britain The British Isles The people The symbols of the UK The earliest men

The UK The United Kingdom (the UK) of great Britain and northern Ireland consists of 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Several Islands off the British Coast are also part of the UK.

Great Britain This is the island which is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Island. Great= big size

The British Isles This is a geographical Name that refers to all the islands off the north west coast of the European continent: the GB, the whole of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

The British Isles

The people Scotland – 5 million Wales – 2.8 million Northern Ireland – 1.5 million England – 46 million (!)

The flag The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the royal banner known as the Union Flag or, popularly, Union Jack

The symbols of the UK Country Patron Saint National Flower(s) National Animal(s) EnglandSt. GeorgeRoseLion Northern Ireland St. PatrickShamrock- ScotlandSt. AndrewThistleUnicorn WalesSt. DavidLeek Daffodil Red Dragon

Tudor Rose Shamrock Daffodil Leek Thistle

The coat of arms EnglandNorthern Ireland ScotlandWales

The earliest men The Iberians – 3000 years B.C. Stonehenge – the best known stone circle, left by the earliest people.

Stonehenge