the geometry of flags
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THE GEOMETRY OF FLAGS Revisit our stops on the great race.
The national flag of France is known as the French Tricolour.
France
The yellow stripe is twice the width of the red stripe
The flag of Spain- “La Rojigualda”
The orange, white and blue are the colors of the Netherlands flag.
Flag of New York City
The flag was adopted in 1971. It contains the Pan-Arab colors, red, green, white and black, which symbolize Arabian unity.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
The Maryland flag contains the family crest of the Calvert (black and gold) and Crossland (red and white) families.
State of Maryland
The “Union Jack” is a combination of the flags of England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.
Flag of Great Britain
Introduced 1194 A.D. by Richard 1.
The English flag of St. George
The flag of St. Andrew
The National Flag of Scotland
The National Flags of Scotland and England were united for use at sea, thus making the first Union 'Jack'.
The first Union Jack
In 1801 Ireland was united with Great Britain
Northern Ireland, the flag of St. Patrick
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The cross St Patrick was combined with the Union Flag of St George and St Andrew, to create the Union Flag
The Union Jack
England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland were now all joined together and called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Where is Wales?
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