Answer
Geographically, Britain had huge deposits of coal and iron ore that facilitated their industrialization process compared to Japan.
Step-by-step explanation
Geography offered the Great Britain a huge advantage towards its industrialization process. The availability of rivers in England facilitated the powering of water mills for machinery and provided the means of transport for the industrial goods. However, this advantage was a challenge during winter season when the routes were blocked and water powered machines stopped. This led to the development of coal and iron ore resources. The country was reach in coal and iron ore deposits. The coal was utilized in the powering of steam engines which was a major breakthrough to large scale industrialization. The use of steam engines as the force to power machines led to development of industries all over Britain which improved the coal industry. A major difference in these two countries in terms of industrialization is that Britain industrialized long before Japan. Japan was seriously industrialized starting in the 1860s.Britain treated industrialization as a fundamental concept towards adopting new technology thus they constantly applied recent discoveries in science to create improved ways of production and trade.