Devon (), also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the northeast, and Dorset to the east. The City of Exeter is the county town; seven other districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon are under the jurisdiction of Devon County Council; Plymouth and Torbay are each a part of Devon but administered as unitary authorities. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is and its population is about 1.1 million.

Devon derives its name from Dumnonia, which, during the British Iron Age, Roman Britain, and Early Medieval was the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts. The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain resulted in the partial assimilation of Dumnonia into the Kingdom of Wessex during the eighth and ninth centuries. The western boundary with Cornwall was set at the River Tamar by King thelstan in 936. Devon was constituted as a shire of the Kingdom of England thereafter.

The north and south coasts of Devon each have both cliffs and sandy shores, and the county's bays contain seaside resorts, fishing towns, and ports. The inland terrain is rural, generally hilly, and has a low population density in comparison to many other parts of England. Dartmoor is the largest open space in southern England at , its moorland extending across a large expanse of granite bedrock. To the north of Dartmoor are the Culm Measures and Exmoor. In the valleys and lowlands of south and east Devon the soil is more fertile, drained by rivers including the Exe, the Culm, the Teign, the Dart, and the Otter.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. Devon
2. Yes
3. Devonshire
4. the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts
5. during the British Iron Age, Roman Britain, and Early Medieval
6. South West
7. Yes
8. In the valleys and lowlands of south and east
9. Yes
10. cliffs and sandy shores
11. Yes
12. seaside resorts and fishing towns
13. rural and generally hilly
14. the Exe, the Culm, the Teign, the Dart, and the Otter
15. 1.1 million
16. Eight
17. The City of Exeter, East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon
18. No
19. Plymouth and Torbay
20. from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south
1. What county in England got its name from Dumnonia?
2. Does it go by any other names?
3. What?
4. What was Dumnonia?
5. When was that?
6. Where in England is Devon located?
7. Does any of the county have fertile soil?
8. Where?
9. Is Devon a coastal town?
10. What kind of terrain is the coast?
11. Does it have any ports?
12. What else is along the coast?
13. What is it like inland?
14. What rivers are nearby?
15. What is the population of Devon?
16. How many districts does it have?
17. What are the names of them?
18. Are they all under the Devon County Council jurisdiction?
19. Which aren't?
20. Where does Devon reach from on the map?