Background information: This document explains Great Britain’s geographic advantages for industrialization and trade. In comparing the advantages of England for manufactures with those of other countries, we can by no means overlook the excellent commercial position [location] of the country – intermediate [middle] between the north and south of Europe; and its insular [inward looking] situation, which, combined with the command of the seas, secures our territory from invasion. . . . .[O]ur western ports command an unobstructed passage to the Atlantic, and to every quarter of the world. –Edward Baines, History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain, 1835 What are Great Britain’s geographic advantages, according to this document? Select all that apply. It is an island and easily protected. It is centrally located. Its waterways are obstructed and therefore protected. It has good ports with access to the Atlantic Ocean. It is located closer to Italy than to Germany.