Scotland- geography, famous places (answers)

SCOTLAND GEOGRAPHY AND FAMOUS PLACES

A QUIZ FOR FORMS 7 AND 8 IN ENGLISH LESSONS

1 WHAT’S THE AREA OF SCOTLAND ?

(thousands of km2, +/- 5)

78.7 KM2

(73.7-82.7 km2)

2 WHAT’S THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN? A BEN LAWERS

B BEN NEVIS

C BEN MACDUI

D RAERIACH

3 HOW HIGH IS IT? 1344 METERS, 1244-1444 M)

4 HOW MANY COUNCILS (COUNTIES) ARE THERE IN

SCOTLAND ?

A 14

B 18

C 24

D 32

5 THERE IS ABOUT 10,000 KM OF COASTLINE. HOW MUCH OF IT IS

THE MAINLAND COASTLINE (NO ISLANDS)?

A 3900

B 4500

C 6700

D 8900

6 WHICH IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN SCOTLAND?

A RIVER CLYDE 171KM

B RIVER SPEY 172KM

C RIVER TAY 193KM

D RIVER TWEED 156KM

7 WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN IN SCOTLAND? MATCH!

A LOCH 3 LAKE

B MUNRO 2 HILL, MOUNTAIN

C BROCH 1 FORT, ROUND TOWER

D GLEN 5 VALLEY

E BRAE 4 SLOPE OF A HILL

8 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A EDINBURGH CASTLE

B STERLING CASTLE – SCOTTISH KINGS AND QUEEN CROWNED HERE

C EILEAN DONAN CASTLE

D GLAMIS CASTLE

9 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A EDINBURGH CASTLE

B STERLING CASTLE

C EILEAN DONAN CASTLE

D GLAMIS CASTLE

10 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A EDINBURGH CASTLE

B STERLING CASTLE

C EILEAN DONAN CASTLE

D GLAMIS CASTLE- CHILDHOOD

HOME OF

QUEEN ELIZABETH

11 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A EDINBURGH CASTLE

B STERLING CASTLE

C EILEAN DONAN - A SMALL ISLAND IN LOCH DUICH

D GLAMIS CASTLE

12 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A SKARA BRAE

B BROCH OF MOUSA IN SHETLAND

C NATIONAL MONUMENT

D GALLERY OF

MODERN ART

13 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A SKARA BRAE

B BROCH OF MOUSA

C NATIONAL MONUMENT – IN EDINBURGH

D GALLERY OF

MODERN ART

14 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A SKARA BRAE

B BROCH OF MOUSA

C NATIONAL MONUMENT

D GALLERY OF

MODERN ART

IN GLASGOW

15 WHICH BUILDING IS IT?A SKARA BRAE- ON THE MAIN ORKNEY ISLAND

B BROCH OF MOUSA

C NATIONAL MONUMENT

D GALLERY OF

MODERN ART

16 WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE

ISLANDS?

A BLUE 5 SHETLAND

B RED 2 ORKNEY

C PURPLE 1 OUTER HEBRIDES

D PINK 3 INNER HEBRIDES

E ORANGE 4 ISLES OF BUTED

BC

A

E