Just out of curiosity, without looking it up on tinternet if you please coz id like to see what you really think, do any of you know the difference between:
England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, British Isles.
Just write down what you think each of these are, and what they include. Im trying not to sound patronising, but would be interesting. :)
2007-06-27 08:20:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
oh dear, I read this before taking a trip to london years ago but now I forgot..... here's my guess:
England is the part south of scotland and east of wales
Great Britain is England scotland and wales
UK is england, scotland, wales and northern ireland
British isles are england, scotland, wales and northern ireland and the new hebrides etc???
2007-06-27 08:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England is a country, one land mass. Great Britian comprises both England and Scotland. United Kingdom comprises Great Britiain, including Ireland. And all the islands are referred to as the British Isles. That without checking the internet!
2007-06-27 15:26:05 · answer #2 · answered by wax_bongolock 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay this is testing my geography here is my understanding:
England is one of the countries of great britain.
United Kingdom is the the combination of great britain and northern ireland
Great Britain is the largest of the british isles which comprises of ESW, England Scotland and Wales.
British Isles (i am a little fuzzy on this one) but I thought that referred to all of the islands of the combination of U.K. and Ireland, plus the isle of Man and the smaller channel islands.
I am an American but I apologize if I am incorrect on any of these definitions. Mind you I am trying to remember high school and college geography.
2007-06-27 15:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by greenlantern025 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmmm...im african american ...i know this might be a little bit wrong but what the hell..
i THINK they kind of just build onto one another..thats how i remember them :england is a country lol... great britain is england, scotland, wales,...the uk is great britain + ireland...british isles are the uk + other smaller islands that i cant remember at all ...something about a "man island"??! i dunno : (
well look man theres only one thing we really need to know about n/w europe: lots of HOT euro boys with sexy accents. the important things in life : ) duh.
2007-06-27 15:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gone, Gone, Gone. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋