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Q296 TRUE.
(paragraph B) 
On the island of South Uist, there are fertile green 
grasslands and sandy beaches
to the west and many islanders can 
speak Gaelic
. The statement is true because ‘
South Uist 
is mountainous to 
the east
with machair and sandy beaches to the west
’ and ‘
machair
’ is 
described earlier as fertile green grassland.
Q297 FALSE. 
(paragraph C) 
In the Western Isles most road signs are 
bilingual
. The statement is false because ‘
Place names on road signs are 
in Gaelic with
only the main signs
 displaying English
beneath.’
Q298 TRUE.
(paragraph D) 
Approximately 9,000 people live in or near 
Stornoway
. The statement is true because ‘There are approximately 
27,000 
people
in the Western Isles and 
one-third of these live in and around
the 
capital town of 
Stornoway
.
Q299 FALSE.
(paragraph D) 
Most crofters earn their living entirely from 
crofting
. The statement is false because ‘It is difficult to survive from 
crofting alone and most crofters have to 
supplement their incomes with a 
part-time job.
’
Q300 A. Lewis
. ‘
The Isle of Lewis is the most northern and largest
…’
Q301 D.
Eriskay
. ‘
Eriskay is a tiny island
… 
lying between South Uist and Barra
.’
Q302 B
. 
Berneray
.
 Berneray
is connected to 
North Uist
by a causeway and it is 
the only populated island 
in the waters around of Harris. 
Note that C is 
Benbecula (‘wedged in between’ the two Uists) so C cannot be Berneray. 
Note that the southernmost island is the second Berneray but it is not in the 
waters around Harris nor is it labelled.