Compulsory Facts

A. Energy Resources in the UK

The UK is rich in resources both on land and in the sea.
Types of resources:
1.  non-renewable(traditional// they cannot be replaced)  energy sources: fossil fuel such
as coal(Britain in the 1960's, oil( Britain between 1955 and 1975), gas, nuclear energy( from
uranium).
2. renewable(newer)  energy sources: the water(tidal energy, hydro-electric power), the
wind, the sun(solar power), geothermal energy, biogas.

B. The Industry from the UK: Classification: 

1. primary industry: dealing with raw materials extracted directly from the earth/sea
2. secondary industry: it processes and manufactures the primary products
3. tertiary industry: it provides services
4. quaternary industry: it provides research, information and expertise