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What Are the Most Important Income Resources in Europe?

Income resources are di erent ways to generate money.

Europe is one of the most highly industrialized areas in the

world. The Industrial Revolution that changed the way the

world produced goods started in Great Britain. The largest

industrialized regions are found in western central Europe,

northern Italy, Ukraine, and European Russia. Europe has a

large assortment of minerals, including coal and iron ore, or

the original form from which iron can be extracted, and salt.

Oil and natural gas are found in Eastern Europe and under the

North Sea. Farming and shing are also important for the

European economy.
Fishery at Lauwersoog, Netherlands

Industrial area in upper Austria, Linz

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