HUI}! \"J\" 14 The natural resources most important to 19th century Industrialization were coal and iron (ire, both necessary for mechanizing industry and utilizing steam power. Which of the following statements best describes the experience of France regarding the exploitation of coal during the 19th century? In the rst half of the 19th century, coal was mined from scattered deposits in the Central Highlands; where mining was a typically small-scale with higher cost operation than in Britain. HOWever, adequate transportation made coal less expensive so there was an Incentive to switch to Its use. in the rst half of the 19th century. coal was mined from scattered deposits in the Central Highlands, where mining was a typically small-scale and having higher cost operation than In Britain. Inadequate transportation made coal n 2 even more expensive so there was little incentive to switch to its use. Unlike the situation in England, it was rare to nd deposits of coal and Iron are in the same area, so given transportation problems, the development of the iron, steel, and engineering industries was limited. - In the rst half of the 19th century, coal was mined from scattered de 0 3_ was a typically large scale. Adequate trans ; ' ' switch to its use. posits in the Central Highlands, where mining portatlon made coal even less expensive so there was much incentive to