UK physical features

Key UK rivers, mountains, lakes and National Parks

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What is the highest mountain in the UK? A) Ben Nevis B) Snowdon C) Scafell Pike D) Helvellyn
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True or false? The Lake District is in north-west England. A) True B) False
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Fill in the blank. The longest river in the UK is the River ___.
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Match each UK National Park to its country. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Lake District, Snowdonia, Cairngorms, Yorkshire Dales Right: England, Wales, Scotland, England
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Which of these is the largest lake (by area) in the UK? A) Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland) B) Lake Windermere (England) C) Loch Lomond (Scotland) D) Bala Lake (Wales)
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Match each UK mountain to its height. Match each item on the left to one on the right. Left: Ben Nevis (Scotland), Snowdon (Wales), Scafell Pike (England), Slieve Donard (NI) Right: 1,345 m, 1,085 m, 978 m, 850 m
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True or false? The River Thames is the longest river in the UK. A) True B) False
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Which of these is a famous lake in the English Lake District? A) Windermere B) Loch Ness C) Lough Neagh D) Bala
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Put these UK mountains in order from highest to lowest. Put these in order: Snowdon, Scafell Pike, Slieve Donard, Ben Nevis
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Fill in the blank. The largest lake in the UK by area is Lough ___.
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UK physical features · for parents and teachers

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Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain in the UK at 1,345 m.
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True
True. The Lake District National Park is in Cumbria, in north-west England, and contains the country's biggest lakes and highest mountains.
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Severn
The River Severn is the longest river in the UK at about 354 km.
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Lake District → England; Snowdonia → Wales; Cairngorms → Scotland; Yorkshire Dales → England
The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales are in England, Snowdonia is in Wales and the Cairngorms are in Scotland.
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Lough Neagh (Northern Ireland)
Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest lake in the UK by surface area.
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Ben Nevis (Scotland) → 1,345 m; Snowdon (Wales) → 1,085 m; Scafell Pike (England) → 978 m; Slieve Donard (NI) → 850 m
Ben Nevis is 1,345 m, Snowdon 1,085 m, Scafell Pike 978 m and Slieve Donard 850 m.
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False
False. The River Severn (354 km) is slightly longer than the Thames (346 km). The Thames is the second-longest river in the UK.
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Windermere
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England and is in the Lake District. Loch Ness is in Scotland, Lough Neagh is in NI and Bala Lake is in Wales.
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Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike, Slieve Donard
Ben Nevis (1,345 m, Scotland), Snowdon (1,085 m, Wales), Scafell Pike (978 m, England), Slieve Donard (850 m, NI).
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Neagh
Lough Neagh, in Northern Ireland, is the largest lake in the UK by surface area.