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1、Coal was one of the foundations of the industrial revolution.Offered the opportunity for the generation of steam power第1页/共15页But now,coal has been superseded by three other sources of energy:natural gas,oil,and nuclear power.第2页/共15页As an island fishing nation,Britain is well-endowed with fisheries
2、;it is one of the EUs largest fishing nations,and it meets about half of its own domestic demand.第3页/共15页technical advancesBarely 2 per cent of the workforce is employed in agriculture,and it contributes just 1 per cent of Britains gross domestic product,but Britains farmers provide two-thirds of th
3、e countrys food needs,with much left over for export.第4页/共15页第5页/共15页The People Of Britain第6页/共15页In mid-2005,the population was estimated to be about 60.2 million,which was roughly the same as that of France,but living on a land area half the size of France.第7页/共15页The most densely populated parts
4、of the country are in and around London.第8页/共15页The number of emigrants was much greater than the number of immigrants.The number of non-whites living in Britain has grown第9页/共15页Immigration and Race第10页/共15页Racial diversity is a relatively recent issue in Britain,despite many centuries of immigrati
5、on.第11页/共15页Today,nearly 5 million people or nearly 8 per cent of the population of Britain belong to an ethnic minority.第12页/共15页And a growing proportion of the non-white population consists of people born and raised in Britain,and who have been more fully assimilated into British society than their immigrant parents.第13页/共15页Political leaders approach the issue cautiously,worried about creating a backlash that would strengthen support for far-Right anti-immigration political parties.第14页/共15页感谢您的观看！第15页/共15页