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British Isles
Lesson 16: (Cont.)
Natural Resources and Economy
of the British Isles
ACTIVITY 1: (Cont.)
1.Name the four historic land areas that contribute to the economy of theUnitedKingdom?
,
,
, and
2. Peat is dead plant material that can be compacted and burned as fuel
Which country has large peat areas (called bogs) that are used as fuel to
generate electricity?
3.Reserves of thesemajor mineral resources of theUnitedKingdom
are found in theNorthSea.They are:
and
4. List three agricultural products common to theUnitedKingdom andRepublic of Ireland.
,
, and
5.What service industry is amajor contributor to the economy of
theUnitedKingdom and theRepublic of Ireland?
6. List four of England’smanufacturing industries.
,
,
, and
ACTIVITY 2:
Ask your teacher for a blank map of the British Isles and the economic picture symbols from the
BlacklineMaster File (BLM).
1.Using
IndustryOrganizer for theBritish Isles
as a resource, paste themajor product symbols to
the countries that we have studied.
Remember
, the United Kingdom and its political parts and the
Republic of Ireland have products in common, so picture symbolsmay be usedmore than once.
2.Draw a symbol if one is not included in your
BLM
.
3. In parentheses, behind each symbol on your map, write
1
to represent a primary industry,
2
to
represent a secondary industry, and
3
to represent a tertiary industry.
ACTIVITY 3:
Usingan
IndustryBullseye
fromyour
(BLM)
, organize theeconomicactivitiesof theUnitedKingdom.
Refer to the IndustryOrganizer inActivity 1.Youmay alsowant to research the natural resources and
economy of theUnitedKingdom on the Internet or in your school library.
