1. For  THE UNITED KINGDOM, give the following information
[Note: GREAT BRITAIN includes England, Scotland and Wales; THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK) includes those countries AND Northern Ireland.]:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? 
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. Answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the video under “Resources” below.

2. For THE UK (UNITED KINGDOM):
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) What are the protesters protesting against?
c) What was/is the goal of the ongoing protests?
d) UK law enacted in March 2019 states that any drone flying within five kilometers of an airport risks endangering aircraft. The exclusion zone was increased from one kilometer by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after drones flown over Gatwick Airport grounded 1,000 flights, affecting 140,000 people in December 2018. What penalty do the protesters face for their crime?
e) If these activists are successful, they could down a plane and kill hundreds of people. Drones, just like birds, can down a plane. It’s very serious for people in the air and people on the ground. Is the penalty for this crime appropriate? Explain your answer.
f) Apart from endangering the lives of passengers, crew and people on the ground, flying drones at the airport could at the least ground planes and cause huge delays. The climate change activists do not want the airport to build a new runway to add more flights. They believe using fossil fuels for energy or fuel will destroy the earth. Should the airport capitulate to the protesters demands and stop its project to build a third runway? If the protesters are successful, should they go further and demand that the airport be shut down to end carbon emissions from airplanes? then the next airport and the one after that? Explain your answer.