Chapter 4: A modern, thriving society

IN THIS CHAPTER you will learn about the population and culture of the UK. The start of the chapter shows you where the major cities of the UK are. You should be sure you can identify the various cities, such as Leeds and Bradford, confidently. Because the UK is a multicultural country you will also have to know the sizes of the different ethnic and religious groups in the UK, as well as their main festivals.

The chapter focuses on British culture after that and you should make sure you know who each of the people described are and what they have achieved. Britain’s recent sporting success at the Olympics features heavily so focus on who won medals and for what as well as the general information about sport in the UK. Make sure you familiarise yourself with the poems, films, books and other works listed too, as well as the artists, composers, architects, authors, poets and other famous people. You should also familiarise yourself with the extracts of poems provided and be able to recognise the famous landmarks at the end of the chapter.

IN THIS CHAPTER THERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT:

• The cities and population of the UK
• Religious festivals of the UK
• Popular sports and famous sportsmen and women
• The development of music, including famous composers
• British theatre and cinema through the ages
• British artists and architects
• Famous British poets and authors
• Sections of famous British poems
• British comedy and leisure activities
• Famous British landmarks