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1、[www.TopSage.com]英语国家概况经济篇一.自然资源英国:Comparewithmanyothercountries,Britainhascomsiderablereservesofcoal.TodayBritishcoalminingiscalleda"sick"industry.Naturalgasandoilwasdiscoveredin1965andoilin1970undertheNorthSea.Britainwasthefirstnationtobuildalargeironandsteelindustry.Richdepositsofironorewe
2、refoundincentralEngland.Aswiththecoalindustry,Britain'ssteelindustryisdeclining.美国:FertilesoilisoneofthemostimportantnaturalresoucesintheUnitedStates.America'sforestresourcesareamongtheworld'slargest.Anothernaturalresourcethatcontributestothewelfareofthecountryiswater.Americaistheleadersinpro
3、ductionofCoal,ironore,cpper,oil,sulfur,leadandzine.Butshortfortin,manganese,andnikel.爱尔兰:IrelandisnowthelargestproducerofleadandzincconcentratesinEurope.WhileIrelandlackssizeableoildeposits,ithasavaluableenergysourceinthepeat,orturt,bogsthatcoverextensiveareasofthecountry.加拿大:Waterisoneofthem
4、ostimportantnaturalresourcesinCanada.AlmosthalfofthelandareaofCanadaiscoveredbyforests.Canadaranksthird,intheproductionoflumberandotherforestproductsintheworld.Thelargestproducerofnewsprintintheworld.Canadaisaprimaryworldproducerofnickle,zineandasbestoes,andcomessecondinpotash,thirdingoldandf
5、ourthincopper.[www.TopSage.com]Canadaisamajorworldsupplierofuranium.ExpertsbelievethatthecoldfieldsofCanadamaybeamongthelargestintheworld.AgreatdepositofpetroleumwasdiscoveredsouthofEdmontoninAlberta.AbouttwothurdsofCanada'spetroleumandaboutfourfifthsofitsnaturalgascomefromAlberta.澳大利亚:Austra
6、liaisoneoftheworld'sbiggestproducersofmineralsandmetals.Ithasmajordepositsofbauxite,mineralsands,diamonds,andblackandbrowncoal,andlargereservesoforescontaininggold,lead,zinc,iron,copper,nikel,manganeseanduranium.Itistheworldlargestexporterofcoal,andamajorexporterofuranium.新西兰:Thereisanincreas
7、inglylargeshareofenergycomesfromlocalresources:naturalgas,crudeoil,hydroelectricityandgeothermalsteam.Coalisofgrowingimportance.Solarenergy,vegetableoilsandethylalcoholfromfermentationmakesmallcontributions.二.农业英国:TheBritainwerepioneersinmode
