Agreement sets vote on independence for Scotland

Oct. 22, 2012

Q: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Alex Salmond, the Scottish first minister, signed an agreement last week to let Scotland's voters decide in the fall of 2014 whether they wish to leave the United Kingdom. Where is Scotland on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The agreement is named after Scotland's capital where the pact was signed. What is the capital of Scotland?

A. Balmoral

B. Edinburgh

C. Glasgow

D. St. Andrews

Q: More money is spent on Scotland's citizens than they pay in taxes. But, proponents of independence say most of the difference could be made up by revenue from oil and gas in the . . .

A. Scottish Highlands

B. English Channel

C. Scottish Lowlands

D. North Sea

Q: Scotland occupies the northern third of . . .

A. England

B. Great Britain

C. Hebrides

D. Ireland

Q: About one-third of Scots now favor independence from the United Kingdom, which once included . . .

A. All of Ireland

B. India

C. Canada

D. All of the above

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