Emerging from the 1980 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition, as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill.
1、这个句子是倒装句吗？
2、developing 是动名词吗？
3、该句的主语部分、谓语部分、分别是哪些？

Emerging from the 1980 census is the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition, as population growth in the Northeast and Midwest reaches a near standstill.
1、这个句子是倒装句吗？
2、developing 是动名词吗？
3、该句的主语部分、谓语部分、分别是哪些？

答：1）是倒装句
2）developing 是动名词
3）主语部分the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition，其中：a nation developing more and more regional competition 为动名词短语作of的介宾，该介词短语构成picture的后置定语。

谓语部分is emerging,在句中倒装。正常主谓顺序是：the picture of a nation developing more and more regional competition is emerging from the 1980census 。。。。
4）大意：1980年人口普查呈现在我们眼前的一副图景是：随着东北和中西部人口增长率接近于零，国家就出现了越来越多的区域性的竞争。