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III. Multiple Choice Britain does not share land border with any other countries except ______. France Holland Italy The Republic of Ireland The island of Great Britain is divided into _____ parts. 3 4 5 2 The second longest river in the United Kingdom is the _____. Thames River Clyde River Severn River Seine River The largest river in the United Kingdom, which runs 356 kilometers and empties into the Bristol Strait, is _____. the Seven River the Clyde River the Thames River the Potomac River _____ oil and gas have made Britain largely self-sufficient in these vital fuels. The Atlantic The Pacific The Red Sea The North Sea The climate of Britain is ____ one. continental tropical temperate subtropical Britain’s major minerals are coal, iron ore, tin ore, lead ore, oil and gas, among which ____ and ____ are the most important. coal…lead ore coal … iron ore iron ore…tin ore coal…oil In the Highlands of Scotland stands ____, Britain’s highest mountain towering 1300 meters. the Pennines Ben Nevis The Southern Uplands Cumbria The largest lake in the U.K. is _____. Lough Erne Lake Ness Lough Neagh Lake Lomond The main rivers parting in Great Britain runs from ____ to ____. north…east south…west central…east north…south The weather in Great Britain conditions vary rapidly because of ______. the much rainfall a little sunshine the edge of European continental anticyclone a series of cyclonic depressions from Ireland or Greenland Of the three parts of Great Britain, _____ is the smallest both in area and population. Scotland England Wales Irland The most important river in the United Kingdom is ____. the Clyde River the Seven River the Thames River the Forth River Among the four administrative units the most populous and developed is ____. Scotland England Wales Northern Ireland In Scotland there is the Clyde River, on which is situated a ship-building center ---_______. Belfast London Glasgow Manchester The Towns in Scotland are called ____. countries shires communities bur