UK rivers and mountains map quiz: Thames, Severn, Pennines, Snowdonia

Question 1

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the United Kingdom)

Accepted Answer

1: Grampian Mountains, 2: Lake District, 3: Clyde

Question 2

Where is Mersey on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Mersey: it rises in Stockport, near Manchester, where two Pennine rivers meet and flows into the Irish Sea, at Liverpool.

Question 3

Where is Grampian Mountains on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Grampian Mountains: the brown line on the map. In the Scottish Highlands; Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, is here.

Question 4

Where is Trent on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Trent: it rises in the southern Pennines (Staffordshire) and flows into the Humber estuary, which opens onto the North Sea; it flows through Nottingham.

Question 5

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the United Kingdom)

Accepted Answer

1: Snowdonia (Eryri), 2: Thames, 3: Trent

Question 6

Where is Tay on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Tay: it rises in the Grampian Mountains (Scotland) and flows into the North Sea, near Dundee: it is the longest river in Scotland.

Question 7

Where is Pennines on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Pennines: the brown line on the map. The «backbone of England»: they run through the north from south to north.

Question 8

Which drainage basin do Trent, Tweed, Tay, Severn belong to?

Accepted Answer

Trent → North Sea, Tweed → North Sea, Tay → North Sea, Severn → Atlantic

Question 9

Which drainage basin do Tyne, Severn, Thames, Mersey belong to?

Accepted Answer

Tyne → North Sea, Severn → Atlantic, Thames → North Sea, Mersey → Irish Sea

Question 10

Where is Snowdonia (Eryri) on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Snowdonia (Eryri): the brown line on the map. In north Wales; Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, is here.

Question 11

Where is Southern Uplands on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Southern Uplands: the brown line on the map. In southern Scotland, from coast to coast, near the English border.

Question 12

Place these rivers and mountain ranges on the map (the United Kingdom)

Accepted Answer

1: Mersey, 2: Southern Uplands, 3: Grampian Mountains

Question 13

Which drainage basin do Severn, Tay, Clyde, Trent belong to?

Accepted Answer

Severn → Atlantic, Tay → North Sea, Clyde → Atlantic, Trent → North Sea

Question 14

Where does the Mersey flow into the sea?

Accepted Answer

into the Irish Sea, at Liverpool

Question 15

Where is Lake District on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Lake District: the brown line on the map. In north-west England (Cumbria); Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England, is here.

Question 16

Which drainage basin do Severn, Tay, Mersey, Trent belong to?

Accepted Answer

Severn → Atlantic, Tay → North Sea, Mersey → Irish Sea, Trent → North Sea

Question 17

Where does the Tyne rise?

Accepted Answer

in the hills of northern England, near the Scottish border

Question 18

Where is Pennines on the map (the United Kingdom)?

Accepted Answer

Pennines: the brown line on the map. The «backbone of England»: they run through the north from south to north.

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