THE UNITED KINGDOM_ geographical features

the united kingdom

the uk is the abbreviation of the united kingdom OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

the united kingdom

The United kingdom (UK) is made up of 4 countries:

NORTHERN IRELAND

ENGLAND

WALES

SCOTLAND

What is great britain?

NOTHERN IRELAND

Great Britain (GB) is the geographical union of 3 countries:

WALES

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

What are the british isles?

The British Isles are made up of these countries:

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

NOTHERN IRELAND

WALES

SCOTLAND

ENGLAND

london

London is the capital city of England and The UK

cardiff

Cardiff is the capital city of Wales

edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland

belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland

the union jack

THE ENGLISH FLAG

The flag of England is the St George’s Cross: a red cross on a white background. St George is the patron saint of England

THE scottish FLAG

The flag of Scotland is called the St Andrew’s Cross. It shows a white diagonal cross on a blue background. St Andrew is the patron of Scotland.

THE northern irish FLAG

The official flag of Northern Ireland is the Union Jack. There is an unofficial flag showing St Patrick's red cross on a white background. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.

THE welsh FLAG

The flag of Wales is called “The Red Dragon”. It represents a legendary red dragon on a white and green background. The Welsh flag is not included in the Union Jack

the union jack

The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Flag or the Union Jack. It combines three crosses: 1 the red cross of St George 2 the white diagonal cross of St Andrew 3 the red diagonal cross of St Patrick

These are the steps for the creation of the flag of the United KingdomTHE UNION JACK

the union jack around the world

You can see the UNION JACK included in other flags. They were British territories.

New Zealand

Australia

And many other territories........

The Falkland Islands

Hawaii