Starter quiz
- Which nations make up the uk?
- England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland ✓
- England, Scotland, and Wales
- England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland
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- Which nations are in the British isles?
- Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and France
- Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and USA
- England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland ✓
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- Which nations are in Great Britain?
- England, Wales, and Ireland
- England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
- England, Scotland, and Wales ✓
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- Which nation has a land border with Ireland?
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland ✓
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- Wales has a land border with ______
- 'England' ✓
- Which nation has a land border with Scotland and Wales?
- Northern Ireland
- Ireland
- France
- England ✓
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Exit quiz
- What is a coast?
- A coast is the boundary between two countries.
- A coast is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. ✓
- A coast is the area where two rivers meet.
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- What materials can a coast be made of?
- only water
- rocks ✓
- sand ✓
- mud ✓
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- Is sand yellow?
- Always
- Never
- Sometimes ✓
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- There is ______ a beach at the coast.
- always
- not always ✓
- never
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- ______ is a very big area of salt water between the continents.
- an ocean ✓
- a desert
- a forest
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- A headland is a ______ that sticks out into the sea and is surrounded by water on three sides.
- beach
- cliff ✓
- bay
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Key learning points
- A coast is a strip of land made of rock, sand, mud or gravel, that meets the sea or ocean.
- The UK is surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea, and the English Channel.
- The UK is a maritime nation which means the lives of people living here are connected to the sea.
- Many large settlements around the world are on or near the coast.
Common misconception
Maritime nations have to be islands.
The term relates to the extent to which the nation is dependent on maritime activity for its survival. For example, Singapore is not an island but is utterly dependent on maritime trade for its economy.
Keywords
Maritime - Maritime refers to anything to do with human activity at sea.
Ocean - An ocean is a very big area of salt water between the continents.
Settlement - Settlements are places where groups of people live and work.
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