Wales: Geography and Nature

Which Welsh national park contains Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)?

Eryri National Park

Which river flows through the centre of Cardiff and into Cardiff Bay?

River Taff

Which island, separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait, is the largest island in Wales?

Anglesey

Order these places from north to south (northernmost first).

Llandudno → Aberystwyth → Carmarthen → Cardiff

Order these Welsh cities from west to east (westernmost first).

St Davids → Swansea → Cardiff → Newport

Match each Welsh place with the area or feature it is associated with: Pen y Fan

Brecon Beacons

Match each Welsh place with the area or feature it is associated with: Tenby

Pembrokeshire

Match each Welsh place with the area or feature it is associated with: Llanberis

Eryri

Match each Welsh place with the area or feature it is associated with: Gower

Swansea

Match each Welsh river with the sea inlet or estuary region it reaches or the city it flows through: River Taff

Cardiff

Match each Welsh river with the sea inlet or estuary region it reaches or the city it flows through: River Usk

Newport

Match each Welsh river with the sea inlet or estuary region it reaches or the city it flows through: River Dee

Chester

Match each Welsh river with the sea inlet or estuary region it reaches or the city it flows through: River Tawe

Swansea

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is the highest mountain in Wales.

True

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a long-distance trail that follows the coast of south-east Wales.

False

Which river forms much of the border between Wales and England in its lower course and flows into the Severn Estuary at Chepstow?

River Wye

Which national park in Wales contains the Black Mountain and the peak Pen y Fan, the highest in southern Britain?

Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog)

Order these Welsh places from north to south (northernmost first).

Holyhead → Aberystwyth → Swansea → Cardiff

Order these Welsh mountains by height, from highest to lowest.

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) → Cadair Idris → Pen y Fan → Sugar Loaf (Abergavenny)

Order these Welsh towns and cities from west to east (westernmost first).

St Davids → Carmarthen → Cardiff → Newport

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through or reaches the sea near: River Taff

Cardiff

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through or reaches the sea near: River Usk

Newport

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through or reaches the sea near: River Tawe

Swansea

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through or reaches the sea near: River Conwy

Conwy

Eryri is the Welsh name for the area known in English as Snowdonia, and Yr Wyddfa is the Welsh name for Snowdon.

True

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is located on the north-eastern coast of Wales.

False

Which island, joined to the Welsh mainland by the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge, is the largest island in Wales?

Anglesey (Ynys Môn)

Order these Welsh places from NORTH to SOUTH (by latitude).

Holyhead → Aberystwyth → Carmarthen → Cardiff

Order these Welsh towns and cities along the coast from NORTH to SOUTH (by latitude).

Llandudno → Barmouth → Fishguard → Swansea

Match each Welsh landmark or feature with the place it is associated with: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Wrexham area

Match each Welsh landmark or feature with the place it is associated with: Caerphilly Castle

Caerphilly

Match each Welsh landmark or feature with the place it is associated with: St Davids Cathedral

Pembrokeshire

Match each Welsh landmark or feature with the place it is associated with: Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)

Gwynedd

Match each Welsh landmark or feature with the place it is associated with: Big Pit

Blaenavon

Match each Welsh river with the city or sea area it flows into or through: River Taff

Cardiff

Match each Welsh river with the city or sea area it flows into or through: River Tawe

Swansea

Match each Welsh river with the city or sea area it flows into or through: River Conwy

Irish Sea at Conwy

Match each Welsh river with the city or sea area it flows into or through: River Towy (Tywi)

Carmarthen

The Gower Peninsula, near Swansea, was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

True

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a national trail that runs from Amroth in the south to St Dogmaels in the north.

True

Which Welsh national park includes the Preseli Hills and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path?

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Order these Welsh places from NORTH to SOUTH.

Holyhead → Aberystwyth → Brecon → Cardiff

Match each Welsh feature with its description: Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Highest mountain in Wales

Match each Welsh feature with its description: Anglesey

Largest island in Wales

Match each Welsh feature with its description: Cardiff

Capital city of Wales

Match each Welsh feature with its description: Menai Strait

Separates Anglesey from the mainland

Match each Welsh feature with its description: Pen y Fan

Highest peak in the Brecon Beacons

Eryri is the Welsh name for the national park that contains Snowdon.

True

Which Welsh river rises in the Cambrian Mountains at Plynlimon and flows through Machynlleth before entering Cardigan Bay near Aberdyfi?

Dyfi

Match each Welsh feature with the place or area where it is found: Pen y Fan

Brecon Beacons

Match each Welsh feature with the place or area where it is found: Worm's Head

Gower Peninsula

Match each Welsh feature with the place or area where it is found: Preseli Hills

Pembrokeshire

Match each Welsh feature with the place or area where it is found: Menai Strait

Anglesey

Match each Welsh feature with the place or area where it is found: Cadair Idris

Southern Eryri

Which body of water separates Wales from the south-west of England?

The Bristol Channel

Which Welsh lake, near Bala, is the largest natural lake in Wales by area?

Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)

Which mountain range covers much of mid Wales and contains the source of the River Severn?

The Cambrian Mountains

Order these Welsh islands from north to south (northernmost first).

Ynys Môn (Anglesey) → Bardsey Island → Ramsey Island → Caldey Island

Order these Welsh towns from north to south (northernmost first).

Llandudno → Aberystwyth → Brecon → Barry

Match each Welsh feature with the area where it is found: Pen y Fan

Brecon Beacons

Match each Welsh feature with the area where it is found: Rhossili Bay

Gower Peninsula

Match each Welsh feature with the area where it is found: Cadair Idris

Eryri (Snowdonia)

Match each Welsh feature with the area where it is found: Preseli Hills

Pembrokeshire

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through: River Taff

Cardiff

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through: River Usk

Newport

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through: River Dee

Llangollen

Match each Welsh river with the city or town it flows through: River Teifi

Cardigan

Offa's Dyke Path is a national trail that follows the border between Wales and England.

True

The Brecon Beacons National Park lies in north Wales.

False

Which peninsula in north-west Wales has Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) lying just off its tip?

Llŷn Peninsula

Which river flows through Brecon, Abergavenny and Newport before reaching the Severn Estuary?

River Usk

Which bird of prey, with a deeply forked tail, survived in Britain in the early 20th century only in mid Wales?

Red kite

Which town in north-east Wales lies on the River Dee, beneath the Eglwyseg escarpment?

Llangollen

Order these places along the River Severn in Wales and England from source to mouth direction, i.e. upstream first (the first is closest to the source).

Llanidloes → Newtown → Welshpool → Shrewsbury

Order these places along the River Wye from its source towards its mouth (upstream first).

Rhayader → Builth Wells → Hay-on-Wye → Monmouth → Chepstow

Order these north-coast Welsh towns from west to east (westernmost first).

Holyhead → Bangor → Llandudno → Rhyl → Prestatyn

Match each Welsh island with the feature it is best known for: Skomer

Puffins

Match each Welsh island with the feature it is best known for: Grassholm

Gannet colony

Match each Welsh island with the feature it is best known for: Caldey Island

Monastery

Match each Welsh island with the feature it is best known for: Bardsey Island

Pilgrimage destination

Match each English name with its Welsh name: Anglesey

Ynys Môn

Match each English name with its Welsh name: Brecon Beacons

Bannau Brycheiniog

Match each English name with its Welsh name: Cardigan Bay

Bae Ceredigion

Match each English name with its Welsh name: River Severn

Afon Hafren

Match each English name with its Welsh name: River Wye

Afon Gwy

The River Severn rises in the Cambrian Mountains in Wales and is the longest river in the United Kingdom.

True

The Gower Peninsula lies to the east of Cardiff.

False