Question : What’s the difference in connotation between the British Isles , Great Britain and the United Kingdom ? What’s the climate like in the UK ? What factors influence the climate ? What’s the highest point and the longest river in England ? What are the topographical features of Scotland ? What is the difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots, Welsh and Irish? What influences did the Norman Conquest have on the history of Britain ? What contributions did the early Anglo-Saxons make to the English state? Why was the Roman influence on Britain so limited?