Geographical features in Northern Ireland | Geography

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What is 'lough' the Irish word for?
- river
- stream
- lake ✓
- sea
What does this image show?
- a rural area ✓
- the countryside ✓
- a town
- an urban area
What is farmland used for in the UK?
- growing crops and raising animals ✓
- building skyscrapers
- mining gold
Match each country in the UK to the correct capital city.
- England
  
  ⇔
  
  London ✓
- Scotland
  
  ⇔
  
  Edinburgh ✓
- Northern Ireland
  
  ⇔
  
  Belfast ✓
- Wales
  
  ⇔
  
  Cardiff ✓
What does this image show?
- a city ✓
- an urban area ✓
- a village
- a rural area
What is a village?
- a small settlement with many buildings and people
- a large settlement with many buildings and people
- a small settlement typically located in the countryside ✓

Where do most people in Northern Ireland live?
- Belfast ✓
- Londonderry (Derry)
- Bangor
What is the name of the smallest country in the UK?
- Scotland
- England
- Wales
- Northern Ireland ✓
How many people live in Belfast?
- 345,418 ✓
- 55,000
- 75,000
- 1,000,000
What is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland?
- Mount Snowdon
- Ben Nevis
- Slieve Donard ✓
- Scafell Pike
How high is Slieve Donard?
- 250 metres high
- 500 metres high
- 850 metres high ✓
- 1000 metres high
What is the Irish word for lake?
- loch
- lake
- lough ✓
- lawn

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The highest mountain in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne mountains to the south east.
Most people in Northern Ireland live in Belfast, Northern Ireland's Capital and biggest city.
The countryside in Northern Ireland has small towns and villages, farms, forests and the UK's largest lake, Lough Neagh.
Northern Ireland has some incredible coastal features, e.g. Giant's Causeway.

Republic of Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom.

Republic of Ireland is in the continent of Europe and only Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

Mountain - A mountain is a natural raised part of Earth’s surface that is higher than a hill.
Capital city - A capital city is the place in a country where the government ‘sits’ and has its centre of power.
Lough - Lough is the Irish word for lake.
Coast - A coast is the boundary between the land and the sea or ocean.