b) Explain the words in bold. Then look at the map and say where Swansea, Portsmouth, Newcastle and Aberdeen are.

The words in bold are:

• Country: a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.
• Capital: the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative centre.
• Flag: a piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution.
• Population: all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
• Currency: a system of money in general use in a particular country or area.

According to the map:

• Swansea is in Wales.
• Portsmouth is in the south of England.
• Newcastle is in the north of England.
• Aberdeen is in Scotland.