Презентация на тему: " The Economy of Great Britain and Agriculture "

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  The Economy of Great Britain and Agriculture
  

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  In the past English industrial prosperity rested on a few important products, such as textiles, coal and heavy machinery.
  

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  Now the UK has
  a great variety
  of industries,
  for example heavy and light industry,chemical, aircraft, electrical, automobile and many other industries.
  

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  The largest industrial monopoly of the country - "Imperial Chemical Industries' (ICI)," Unilever "," British Leyland "," General Electric Company", which employs 200 thousand people.
  
  

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  Newcastle is famous for coal industry, the county of Lancashire for its textile industry.
  

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  The Midlands are famous for the production of machinery, coal, motor cars and chemicals.
  Leeds is a centre of clothing industry producing woolen articles.
  

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  London is not only the capital of the UK, but also one of the major financial capitals of the world.
  

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  In the early 21 th century the British government revised its immigration rules, extending their new visas.
  

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  Britain didn’t adopt the euro, as the majority of EU countries, but the British pound is considered one of the most solid currencies.
  
  

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  The British pound sterling holds the position of being the oldest currency in the entire world that is still used today.
  

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  The pound came from the weight of those coins being equal to a pound of silver. This calculation dates from Anglo-Saxon times.
  

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  Three-quarters of the United Kingdom's land is dedicated to agriculture. About two percent of the population of the United Kingdom are engaged in agriculture, but the yields of English farms and pastures are very high.
  

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  If a product is labeled "bio", "eco" or "organic",
  it means that before you
  a product that meets the standards of ecological production - produced without the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers and
  additives.
  
  

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  «Soil Association» was organized in the late 40s of the last century in the United Kingdom.
  
  

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  Independent certification of Great Britain "Vegan Organic Network"
   
  
  

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  Scottish Association of organic producers "Scottish Organic Producers Association".
  

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  Union producers of organic products of England "Organic Farmers & Growers".
  
  

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  The Irish Association of organic producers "Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association" (IOFGA).
  

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  Independent certification "Trust" Ireland "Organic Trust Ltd".
  

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  Thank you!