英语国家概况/经济篇(三)　

　　一。自然资源

　　英国：Compare with many other countries，Britain has comsiderable reserves of coal.Today British coal mining is called a “sick” industry.

　　Natural gas and oil was discovered in 1965 and oil in 1970 under the North Sea.

　　Britain was the first nation to build a large iron and steel industry.Rich deposits of iron ore were found in central England.

　　As with the coal industry，Britain‘s steel industry is declining.

　　美国：Fertile soil is one of the most important natural resouces in the United States.

　　America‘s forest resources are among the world’s largest.

　　Another natural resource that contributes to the welfare of the country is water.

　　America is the leaders in production of Coal，iron ore，cpper，oil，sulfur，lead and zine.

　　But short for tin，manganese，and nikel.

　　爱尔兰：Ireland is now the largest producer of lead and zinc concentrates in Europe.

　　While Ireland lacks sizeable oil deposits，it has a valuable energy source in the peat，or turt，bogs that cover extensive areas of the country.

　　加拿大：Water is one of the most important natural resources in Canada.

　　Almost half of the land area of Canada is covered by forests. Canada ranks third，in the production of lumber and other forest products in the world.The largest producer of newsprint in the world.

　　Canada is a primary world producer of nickle，zine and asbestoes，and comes second in potash，third in gold and fourth in copper. Canada is a major world supplier of uranium.

　　Experts believe that the cold fields of Canada may be among the largest in the world.

　　A great deposit of petroleum was discovered south of Edmonton in Alberta. About two thurds of Canada‘s petroleum and about four fifths of its natural gas come from Alberta.

　　澳大利亚：Australia is one of the world‘s biggest producers of minerals and metals.

　　It has major deposi

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