The British nation a history / by George MWrong . tile,and the most varied in mineral wealth of the three divisions ™ of the United Kingdom. Nearly every min- ine resources ~ _ . of England cral of economic value is found within herand Wales. borders. Among them coal stands first, andwhere, as at Newcastle, iron is found in close proximity tocoal, and both are on the seacoast, and thus easily distrib-uted, every advantage in manufacture is secured. The most fertile areas of Eng-land lie south of aline drawn from themouth of the Ouseto the mouth of theSevern. Northwestof this line is foundthe m
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . tile,and the most varied in mineral wealth of the three divisions ™ of the United Kingdom. Nearly every min- ine resources ~ _ . of England cral of economic value is found within herand Wales. borders. Among them coal stands first, andwhere, as at Newcastle, iron is found in close proximity tocoal, and both are on the seacoast, and thus easily distrib-uted, every advantage in manufacture is secured. The most fertile areas of Eng-land lie south of aline drawn from themouth of the Ouseto the mouth of theSevern. Northwestof this line is foundthe mineral wealthwhich has made greatdistricts of Lanca-shire, Yorkshire, andother counties teem-ing hives of for long cen-turies England grewrich by agriculture,in modern times herminerals have madethe fertility of thesoil of secondaryimportance: she isnow dependent uponother countries forfour-fifths of her sup-ply of wheat. The earliest inhabitants of Britain of whom we haveany trace were a rude people, short and dark—a race of. 1700DENSITY OF POPULATION
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