UK Area Study
Across
- 5. The British people believed themselves to be ___________ to the native populations in the colonies
- 6. Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement
- 10. The last name of the author of the poem 'The White Man's Burden'
- 13. a general statement that is based on only a few facts or examples; aspects of the majority of a country's population
- 14. Last name of the British Prime Minister
- 15. A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or areas
- 17. Adjective meaning 'confused and not clear or well organized, or not making logical sense'
- 18. The lower house of the UK Parliament, consisting of Members of Parliament (MPs). The House of _______________?
- 19. Taxes imposed on goods imported from another country
Down
- 1. John Agard, the author of the poem 'Listen Mr Oxford Don' read the poem with an ______________________ accent.
- 2. a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized and negative) belief about a group of people
- 3. Supreme power or authority held by a state or government
- 4. Which of these countries has NOT been a British Colony: Australia, South Africa, Spain or Jamaica?
- 7. Political parties or MPs not in government, responsible for scrutinizing and challenging the government's policies and action
- 8. One of the biggest political parties in the UK
- 9. Adjective meaning 'not involving war or violence; without problems'
- 11. to move permanently to a new country
- 12. In the UK the official head of state is the...?
- 15. black, Asian and minority ethnic (used in the UK to refer to people who are not white)
- 16. A synonym for 'native'