UNIT 4 » L2 (18)

Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Put ‘T’ or ‘F’ in the blank spaces. a) 1. The UK takes tenth place in world population. False 2. ‘British’ and ‘English’ are not synonyms. True 3. Scotland has the smallest population of the four countries of the UK. False 4. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel, the North Sea and the North Channel. False 5. The waters around GB are dangerous in bad weather. True 6. There are not only lakes in the Lake District. True 7. The Highlands separate Scotland from England. False 8. The Thames is the longest and the deepest river in the UK. False 9. The most famous wood in Scotland is Sherwood Forest where Robin Hood once lived. True 10. There are coal deposits in the south of England. True b) 1. The territory of the USA is larger than those of Ukraine and GB taken together. True 2. The whole country is situated on the continent of North America. True 3. The USA borders on three countries. False 4. More people in the USA live in the country than in the cities. False 5. The western part of the country is more populated than the eastern. True 6. The highest mountains in the country are in the south. False 7. The Great Lakes are in the north of the country. True 8. The natural resources of the country enrich the economy of the USA. True