Asked by noah

Which of the following best explains why the Rhine-Ruhr area became a major industrial area?
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It is centrally located in Europe.
It has major iron and coal deposits.
It has a large population.
It has flat land and rich soil

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It has major iron and coal deposits.

Those coal and iron resources (plus good river/transport connections) supplied the raw materials and fuel needed for heavy industry and steelmaking, driving the region's industrial growth.