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1、NaturalResourcesCoalwasoneofthefoundationsoftheindustrialrevolution.OfferedtheopportunityforthegenerationofsteampowerButnow,coalhasbeensupersededbythreeothersourcesofenergy:naturalgas,oil,andnuclearpower.Asanislandfishingnation,Britainiswell-endowedwithfisheries;i

2、tisoneoftheEU’slargestfishingnations,anditmeetsabouthalfofitsowndomesticdemand.technicaladvancesBarely2percentoftheworkforceisemployedinagriculture,anditcontributesjust1percentofBritain’sgrossdomesticproduct,butBritain’sfarmersprovidetwo-thirdsofthecountry’sfoodne

3、eds,withmuchleftoverforexport.ThePeopleOfBritainInmid-2005,thepopulationwasestimatedtobeabout60.2million,whichwasroughlythesameasthatofFrance,butlivingonalandareahalfthesizeofFrance.ThemostdenselypopulatedpartsofthecountryareinandaroundLondon.Thenumberofemigrantsw

4、asmuchgreaterthanthenumberofimmigrants.Thenumberofnon-whiteslivinginBritainhasgrownImmigrationandRaceRacialdiversityisarelativelyrecentissueinBritain,despitemanycenturiesofimmigration.Today,nearly5millionpeople–ornearly8percentofthepopulationofBritain–belongtoanet

5、hnicminority.Andagrowingproportionofthenon-whitepopulationconsistsofpeoplebornandraisedinBritain,andwhohavebeenmorefullyassimilatedintoBritishsocietythantheirimmigrantparents.Politicalleadersapproachtheissuecautiously,worriedaboutcreatingabacklashthatwouldstrength

6、ensupportforfar-Rightanti-immigrationpoliticalparties.