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Miniles GeoFuture - Engels

United Kingdom

• 1. Ik weet uit welke landen het Verenigd Koninkrijk bestaat en ken de ligging & hoofdsteden.
• 2. Ik weet uit welke vlaggen "The Union Jack" is opgebouwd.
• 3. Ik weet waar de vorm en de kleuren van de Liemerse vlag voor staan. 
• 4. Ik weet welke 4 vlaggen bij welke 4 gemeenten in de Liemers horen.
• 5. When there's some time left: Ik weet wat "cheese rolling" is. 
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Which 4 countries make up the United Kingdom?

Verenigd Koninkrijk

Why isn't Wales included in the Union Flag?

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the Union Flag. This is because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, the Principality (vorstendom) of Wales by that time was already united with England and was no longer a separate principality.

What is the capital of "The United Kingdom?"

What are the capitals of the other 3 countries in the UK?
(Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)

Scotland

Edinburgh

Northern-Ireland

Belfast

Wales

Cardiff

Schotland

Ierland

Wales

Engeland

Noord-Ierland

Wales has a "daffodil" & a "leek" as national symbols.

What do you think they are?

The "Liemerse" flag.

The colours of the flag were not chosen at random. The shades of red have a special meaning. Warmth, love, passion and family ties, that is what it symbolizes. There is also a meaning behind the shape. The entire region is represented on  this flag. The stripes on the flag represent "the Oude IJssel" and "the Rhine". These rivers form the regional boundaries of our region.

(Source: Liemers Courant augustus 2021)

The shades of red have a special meaning. Warmth, love, passion and family ties, that is what it symbolizes. What do you think "family ties" are?

Match the right municipality (gemeente) with/to its flag.

Tekst

Tekst

Zevenaar

Gemeente Rijnwaarden

Duiven

Didam

The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England. Participants race down the 200-yard (180 m) long hill chasing a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese.

Would you participate in such a competition?

Of course, you only have one life!

Of course not! I don't want to die or break something.

Thank you for your attention!