英国文化Chapter 6.pptx

Part Six Economy;1. Agriculture 2. Industry 3. Trade 4. Tourism 5. Finance 6. Transport 7. Communications; Warming-up: Among the three major components that constitute the UK’s economy, which section performs the best and contributes most to national economy? √ agriculture? √ industry? √ services? ;;√ uprising or declining √ labour-intensive or technology-based √ efficient or inefficient √ productive? √ profitable? √ self-sufficient? ;Distribution of farming in the UK;Arable farming is common in the south east where the summers are warm and the land is low, flat and fertile. Hill sheep farming takes place in the north and west of Britain in highland areas such as Snowdonia and the Lake District. Dairy farming is common in the south west and the west of England where the climate is warm and wet. Mixed farming is found in areas where the climate and relief suit both crops and animals. ;Facts and figures of British agriculture ◆By European standards, the British agriculture is efficient, intensive and highly mechanised. ◆ It produces approximately 60% of national food with roughly 1.4% of total labour force. ◆ Around 2/3 of the agriculture production comes from livestock, 1/3 from arable crops. ◆ Farming is heavily subsidised by the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Britain receives the 5th largest agricultural subsidy in the EU.;Around 81% of the UKs agricultural income originates from England. ;Around 11% of the UK’s agricultural income is generated from Scotland. ;Approximately 3% of the UK’s agricultural income originates from Wales.;Around 5% of the UK’s agricultural income comes from Northern Ireland.; 6.1.1 Arable farming ◆ It refers to the production of crops ;Facts and figures: ◆Almost 5 million hectares of agricultural land in the UK is used for growing crops ◆Almost 80% of the crop land is devoted to cereals, such as wheat, barley and oil seeds ◆Other arable crops, such as proteins and sugar beet use