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What countries are part of Great Britain?
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England, Scotland, Wales
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What countries are part of the United Kingdom?
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England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
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What type of landscape in England is hilly and difficult to farm?
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Highland
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What type of landscape in England has large coal deposits which fueled the Industrial Revolution? Also, most of the people in England live here.
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Midlands
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What type of landscape in England is very fertile and grows an abundant of crops?
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Lowlands
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Able to produce an abundant of crops means...
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Fertile
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What city is a major port city in England?
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London
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Why is London a major port city?
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On the Thames River where at the mouth of this river is an estuary which allows ship to sail directly to London
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What is an estuary?
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Flooded valley at the wide mouth of a river
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Why is Dover which is located along the coast of England off the English Channel not a major port city?
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The hills along the English Channel drop sharply forming steep cliffs the drop down into the water
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What is ore?
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Rocky material containing a valuable mineral
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What type of product is iron ore used to make?
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Steel
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What two nations challenged Britain as an industrial leader throughout the world?
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Germany and United States
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What type of service industries did Great Britain turn to in order to boost their economy?
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Data-processing, finance, tourism
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Scotland contains many lakes in the Highlands which are called...
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Lochs
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