Why did continental european
countries, when they began to
industrialize after 1815, have
advantages that great britain had
lacked?

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They already had Britain as an example as what to do and had Britain's inventions so they didn't need to invent anything, just use the inventions Britain thought of

  b.

there are isolated pockets of farming, generally around rivers and oases, which are used for irrigation.