英国概况Sept.7th.docVIP

英国国家概况---重点知识二 Three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England (London), Scotland (Edinburgh) and Wales (Cardiff). Northern Ireland is the fourth region of the UK. (Belfast) (括号内为首都) The Commonwealth is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991. 英联邦 Three main areas of national economies （三大经济产业） Primary industries 第一产业 Agriculture: 2% of the population manages 70% of the land area. The chief areas are in the east and southeast. The best agricultural land is in the southeast of England. 主要两种作物： wheat and barley (小麦和大麦) Secondary industries 第二产业 Shipbuilding: 19世纪成为leader Two main centers were on the River Tyne near Newcastle and on the Clyde near Glasgow. Tertiary industries (service) 第三产业 It produces 65% of national wealth, and 70% if the UK’s workforce are employed in the service sector (such as retailing, tourism and so on). The financial sector and advertising is major business services. London is one of the top three financial centers in the world. It has the greatest concentration of foreign banks in the world, and is the world’s largest foreign exchange market. London Stock Exchange is one of the busiest share-dealing centers in the world. 1