Read the following industrial distribution map of the Ruhr area to answer (1) The Ruhr area emerged in the mid-19th century, known as the heart of German industry. The Ruhr area rose by virtue of when

(2) Oil? ③Amplex water supply ④Wide market The company's business is based on the idea that it is the best way to make a difference in the world. Iron and steel

(3) Japan? Iron ore is abundant.

Test analysis: (1) rich coal resources, water; convenient land and water transportation; broad market and other conditions are the main advantageous conditions for the development of the Ruhr area. (2) After the 1950s, the competition from cheap oil, so oil replaced coal as the world's main source of energy, which led to the decline of the Ruhr area's coal industry and iron and steel industry. (3) After the 1950s, the world's leading steel exporter was Japan, and the Liao-Zhong-South Industrial Zone in China was developed mainly on the basis of the advantages of abundant coal and iron resources in the region.

Comments: The difficulty of this question is low, basic questions, students as long as they master the basic overview of the development of the Ruhr area, and can be combined with the development of the world's traditional industries and other content analysis.