Evaluate how important human and natural resources were to the industrialization of one country.

The question requires that candidates make an appraisal of the importance of human and natural resources, weighing up the significance or otherwise of each to the industrialization of one country. A comparative approach may or may not be used. Candidates may refer to human resource issues such as population locale (rural and/or urban), slave labour, population growth, skilled workers, education and social structure. Some reference to specific individuals may be relevant. Natural resources may include navigable coasts, internal waterways, coal, iron, oil, timber and cotton, and/or the availability of renewable energy sources such as wind and water. While other relevant factors may be considered, for example the role and significance of technological developments, the bulk of the response will remain on human and natural resources.