Study guide · Chapter 2

What is the UK?

The four countries of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and the overseas territories. Short, but reliably tested.

What's in this chapter

• The countries that make up the UK

The facts people get wrong

These are the hardest questions in our chapter 2 bank. If you can answer these, the rest of the chapter will look easy.

1. 1. Select two places that are Crown dependencies.

   Select two answers

   1. The Isle of Man
   2. The Falkland Islands
   3. The Channel Islands
   4. St Helena
   Show answer

   Answer: A. The Isle of Man and C. The Channel Islands

   The Crown dependencies are the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. St Helena and the Falkland Islands are British overseas territories, a different category of place linked to the UK.

   Handbook section 2.2

How to revise it

Read the handbook chapter once, straight through, without trying to memorise anything. Then come and do our chapter 2 practice questions. Every question you get wrong points you at a handbook section — go and read that section properly, then come back. Repeat until you're getting them right without hesitating.