https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp en-us 2017-01-26 18:35:25 UTC 2025-12-01 18:35:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149715408 2017-01-26 18:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149715408 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149718622 2017-01-26 18:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149718622 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149719988 Contains 1% of the world's population.
The population is expected to continue to increase at a steady rate and by 2050 it is expected to be up to 75.7 million.]]> 2017-01-26 18:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149719988 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149725464 2017-01-26 19:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/149725464 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150141895 The UK is made up of 4 political divisions - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 1/3 of the population lives within the 7 major metropolitan areas.]]> 2017-01-30 04:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150141895 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142196 2017-01-30 04:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142196 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142481 English is the official language of the country and is spoken throughout the grand majority of the country but especially in the urban areas it is quite diverse pulling immigrants from all over.]]> 2017-01-30 04:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142481 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142857 The major cities that grew tremendously during the Industrial revolution in the 1700s and 1800s are now in decline. The industries that provided for these areas are now declining and disappearing and new industries are developing outside the cities. The rural areas that used to be inhabited by full-time farmers now are outnumbered by retired people, commuters and workers.]]> 2017-01-30 05:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150142857 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143245 About 70% of the UK's population is Christian, with most being Anglican or Protestant, and about 10% Roman Catholic. 3% are Muslim, 1% is Hindu and the rest is mostly non-religious.]]> 2017-01-30 05:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143245 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143486 The UK is an important manufacturing and trading nation and has a GDP of $3.04 trillion. Service industries account for 75% of the total GDP and about 85% of workers work in this industry. The country is also a leading industrial nation, manufacturing provides for about 10% of the counties GDP. ]]> 2017-01-30 05:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143486 327825 https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143885 Women have to an extent achieved gender equality within the society. At this point in time women have a strong influence in the work force and in some cases there are more females employed in high ranking positions than there are men. Although women are making their way to complete equality ,there are still inklings of sexism and discrimination within the culture including, domestic violence, sexual assault and rape etc.]]> 2017-01-30 05:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/327825/3fuen23yeqdp/wish/150143885