unit4教材背景链接课件人教版选修7.ppt

Unit 4　Sharing;　About Papua New Guinea Geography 　　Papua New Guinea is the largest developing country in the South Pacific region.Its 463,000 square kilometres of land area, a sea area of 3.12 million square kilometres and 600 separate islands make up one of the most diverse repositories of geographic, biological, linguistic and cultural wealth on earth. PNG has more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity in less than 1% of the world’s total land area.;Population 　　According to the 2000 Census, between 1980 and 2000 PNG’s population grew by an annual average rate of 2.7% to 5.19 million. 　　The Southern Highlands Province, followed by Western New Britain, recorded the highest population growth of 4.2% and 3.8% respectively.Approximately half of PNG’s total population is under 19 years old. ;　　Most of the population live in rural communities based on the traditional village structure and dependent on subsistence farming supplemented by cash cropping. Only 15～20% of Papua New Guineans live in the main urban areas of Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Mt Hagan and Goroka.;Economy 　　The formal economy is dominated by large-scale resource projects, particularly in mining and petroleum, and provides a large proportion of government revenue. 　　The informal economy supports 85% of the people through semi-subsistence agriculture. The formal sector employs around 15% of the workforce.;★Complete the following sentences according to the passage. 1．Papua New Guinea is the largest ______________________ in the South Pacific region. 2．PNG has a relatively small dual economy, consisting of ______________________economy. Keys：1.developing country　2. a formal and informal ;本部分内容讲解结束