The UK today

The modern UK is diverse in ethnicity, religion and culture.

Learn it in this order

• Diversity
• Location in Europe
• John O’Groats to Land’s End
• Towns, cities and countryside

The idea

The modern UK is diverse in ethnicity, religion and culture.

The geography fact to remember is simple: the UK is in north-west Europe, and mainland Britain runs from John O’Groats in Scotland to Land’s End in England.

Test facts to know

• The UK is more ethnically and religiously diverse than it was 100 years ago.
• Post-war immigration is an important reason for modern UK diversity.
• The UK is described as multinational and multiracial with a varied culture.
• The UK is located in north-west Europe.
• The mainland distance from John O’Groats to Land’s End is about 870 miles, or about 1,400 kilometres.
• Most people live in towns and cities, but much of Britain is countryside.
• Countryside leisure activities include walking, camping and fishing.

How questions may test it

• Recognise the UK as diverse, multinational and multiracial.
• Identify north-west Europe as the UK’s location.
• Link John O’Groats and Land’s End to the length of mainland Britain.
• Distinguish urban population concentration from countryside land use.

Key terms

John O’Groats, Land’s End, north-west Europe, post-war immigration, multinational, multiracial.