presentation is about economy in UK

1. ECONOMICS OFTHE GREAT BRITAIN AND
THE USA" AGRICULTURE ANDTHE CHEMICAL
INDUSTRY OFTHE GREAT
BRITAIN
Work by Kozina Alina

2. Agriculture of Great Britain
■ Agriculture of Great Britain employs only about 2% of the working population. However,
the UK produces more than 75% of agricultural products consumed by the population.

3. Main produсed
products: barley,oats,
potatoes, poultry, pork,
eggs, milk. However,
imported 80% of butter,
65% sugar, 50% of wheat
and bacon, 25%
consumed in the country
of beef and veal..

4. Livestock and crop production give
respectively 65 and 35% of the value
of agricultural production of the
country. Primarily livestock farms are
located in theWestern of the UK.The
herd has 13 million heads, sheep – 36
million the number of pigs 8 million
heads. Different breeds traditionally
bred in certain areas: redDevol cows,
black-and-white.

5. For a century and a half
selling pedigree cattle is an important
source of income. In the course of
several centuries starting from the
13th century, England was one of the
largest suppliers of sheep wool. In our
days the coat provides only 1% of the
value of agricultural production, and
sheep are raised mostly for the sake
of the lambs that go for meat. Most
sheep are bred in
the mountainous regions ofWales,
Northern England and Scotland.
Sheep

6. From crops sown mainly barley and
wheat.The barley used to
make malt and whiskey, food for
the population and for fodder.
Local traditional culture – the
potato, especially in Northern
Ireland, on the East coast of
England and Scotland. Fodder is
also cultivated fodder beet and Kal
e. However, the needs
of livestock feed far exceeds our
own resources, so much of the
supply is imported from abroad.

7. Gardens and greenhouses occupy only 1.5%
of rural land, but they give 12% of the value
of agriculturalproducts.They are located in
warm areas such as the Cornish Peninsula,
the channel Islands and in Kent, which called
the "garden of England". South-West of the
West Midlands growing hops. Important
crop - flowers
(daffodils, hyacinths and tulips).

8. The chemical
industry of the
UK
The chemical industry is concentrated
mainly in Birmingham. Mainly the
production of plastics, detergentsand
(миючі засоби ) disinfectants
дезінфікуючі засоби, dyes
барвники, fertilizers добрива.The UK is
one of the largest exporters of dyes in the
world. High level of development reached
the pharmaceutical and chemical industry.

9. Chemical industry –
production of synthetic
materials, dyes, perfumes.
90% of all products of basic
chemistry is controlled by
giant transnational group ICA.

10. He owns the largest chemical
plants of the CE-wernside,
Humberside and many other
enterprises. Enterprise
ofinorganic chemistry located
mainly in such old industrial areas
like Lancashire, where the
chemical industry was associated
with the textile industry and local
resources of salt, and also chemical
plants use local rock salt
andseawater, as well as coking
products, coming from local steel
mills.