Shouldn't this be broken into England, Scotland, and Wales though?
I'm not sure...when I've mentioned Scotland and Wales as separate countries I've been told I'm wrong. purple care to give insight on this one??
Also what about Ireland and Northern Ireland?
It's extremely complicated and a bit of a sore point with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. But the short answer is that there are four separate countries which make up the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the big island and it consists of Wales, England and Scotland. The smaller island is made up of Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, and the Republic of Ireland, which is a separate sovereign nation. Both islands together are sometimes referred to as the British Isles.
There, that's probably as clear as mud! The way to be definitely correct, and to cause the least amount of offence to the greatest number of people, is to keep the four countries separate.
Thank you purple,! I used to name them each as separate countries but people kept telling me that I was wrong so I'm glad to have that info!
belle0720, if you are interested in getting really good at geography there is a series of fabulous board games called "Ten Days in..." I believe there is an Africa, a Europe and maybe an Asia edition. It's a super simple game where you are trying to build a ten day trip around an area. It has made a huge difference in my understanding of African countries.
(Ireland has already been mentioned, so let's take that to refer to the Republic. Great Britain has also been mentioned, but strictly speaking that's a political entity, not a country. Scotland is in the list so for equality I thought I should add the others!)
Post by sugarkissed on Feb 23, 2016 15:24:55 GMT -5
madymoiselle, I try to collect fridge magnets, although some countries I haven't been able to find them. So I have this huge magnet collection that I was saving until we bought our own house. When we moved in we realized that our fridge isn't magnetic. Lol.
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