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UK has a ©
 

 t·s actually closer to a Market economy than any
other European country

UK is economically strong; one of the world·s

leading industrial powers
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Vhat·s available?

oal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead,
zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk,
gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
‡ (write down 3)
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Vhat percentage of the land is V V

(capable of being farmed)?
 3%

Vhat are the major agricultural products?


ereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables, cattle,
sheep, poultry, & fish
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Vhat·s being produced in the factories?
 Machine tools, electric power equipment, automation
equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft,
motor vehicles, communications devices, metals,
chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper, textiles, food
processing, clothing, & other consumer goods
‡ (write down 3)
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Vhat percentage of people over the age
of 15 can read and write?
 %

How long are students required to stay in

school?
 16 years
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Vhat percentage of people do not have
jobs?
 6%

Vhat percentage of people live in

poverty?
 14%
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ÿ1 trillion
 th in the world

GDP Per
apita--Vhat is the value of

goods and services produced ? ? ?
 ÿ34,
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Unemployment
Over depletion of natural resources
(pollution)
mproving public services (which forces the
country to raise taxes)
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Germany has a ©
 

 fter reunification in 1, East Germany had
to move away from a
ommand economic
system and slowly towards a Mixed system

 


Vhat·s available?

oal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper,
nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction
materials, timber, arable land
‡ (write down 3)
 
 2 
Vhat percentage of the land is V V

(capable of being farmed)?
 33%

Vhat are the major agricultural products?

 Potatoes, wheat, barley, sugar beets, fruit,
cabbages, cattle, pigs, poultry
 
 

Vhat·s being produced in the factories?
 mong the world·s largest and most
technologically advanced producers of iron,
steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery,
vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food &
beverages, shipbuilding, & textiles
 (write down 3)
 
 
Vhat percentage of people over the age
of 15 can read and write?
 %

How long are students required to stay in

school?
 16 years

 2
 


Vhat percentage of people do not have
jobs?
 5%

Vhat percentage of people live in

poverty?
 11%
 
  
ÿ1 trillion
 6th largest in the world

GDP Per
apita--Vhat is the value of

goods and services produced ? ? ?
 ÿ34,1
 
   

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Modernizing the former East German economy
(annual transfers from west to east of ÿ billion)
 he former East Germany·s decayed economy
continues to be a burden on the country
Unemployment
Over depletion of natural resources (pollution)
mproving public services (which forces the
country to raise taxes)

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Russia has a ©
 

 Russia·s economy has been moving away from
a
ommand economy and more towards a
free Market economy since the fall of the
Soviet Union in 11«not there yet (Mixed)
 
 


Vhat·s available?
 Vide natural resource base including V 
deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, many
minerals, timber


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Vhat percentage of the land is V V
(capable
of being farmed)?
 % (permafrost over Siberia is a major problem for
growing crops!)

Vhat are the major agricultural products?

 Grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits,
beef, milk
 
 

Vhat·s being produced in the factories?

oal, oil, gas, chemicals, metals, machines,
aircrafts, space vehicles, shipbuilding,
communication devices, tractors, construction
equipment, medical & scientific instruments,
textiles
‡ (write down 3)
 
 
Vhat percentage of people over the age
of 15 can read and write?
 4%

How long are students required to stay in

school?
 14 years

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Vhat percentage of people do not have

jobs?
 4%

Vhat percentage of people live in

poverty?
 15%
 
  
ÿ11 trillion
 th largest in the world

GDP Per
apita--Vhat is the value of

goods and services produced ? ? ?
 ÿ15,1

   
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watural resources are difficult to use because of the harsh
climate, size and few navigable rivers

Moving away from the former
ommand economy of

the Soviet Union (where the government made all of the
decisions), and letting the public have a greater influence
on the economy

Unemployment
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