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1、Natural Resources,Coal was one of the foundations of the industrial revolution.,Offered the opportunity for the generation of steam power,But now, coal has been superseded by three other sources of energy: natural gas, oil, and nuclear power.,As an island fishing nation, Britain is well-endowed with
2、 fisheries; it is one of the EUs largest fishing nations, and it meets about half of its own domestic demand.,technical advances,Barely 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-thir
3、ds of the countrys food needs, with much left over for export.,The People Of Britain,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.,The most densely populated parts of the country a
4、re in and around London.,The number of emigrants was much greater than the number of immigrants.,The number of non-whites living in Britain has grown,Immigration and Race,Racial diversity is a relatively recent issue in Britain, despite many centuries of immigration.,Today, nearly 5 million people o
5、r nearly 8 per cent of the population of Britain belong to an ethnic minority.,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.,Political leaders approach the issue cautiously, worried about creating a backlash that would strengthen support for far-Right anti-immigration political parties.,