SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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crops, ice, wood
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wood, soil, crops
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forests and soils, and surrounding seas.
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wood, forests and crops
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Detailed explanation-1: -The invention of the heavy plough made it possible to harness areas with clay soil, and clay soil was more fertile than the lighter soil types. This led to prosperity and literally created a breeding ground for economic growth and cities – especially in Northern Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -As for the structure of gross available energy in 2020, oil and petroleum products held the biggest share (34.5 %), followed by natural gas (23.7 %), whereas solid fossil fuels represented 10.2 %. In other words, 68.4 % of all energy in the EU was produced from coal, crude oil and natural gas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Europe has abundant supplies of two natural resources-coal and iron ore-needed for an industrialized economy. The map above shows a band of coal deposits stretching from the United Kingdom across to Belgium and the Netherlands and from there to France, Germany, and Poland.