Geography and Agriculture
Describe Industrial Revolution
Started in Britain in the 1750's. It was when society moved from being farmers and living in small communities to manufacturing tings and living in cities. (ex. things made by hand now are made by machine)
doubling time 1%
72/1= 72 years to double
doubling time 2%
72/2 = 36 years to double
doubling time 3%
72/3 24 years to double
Main use of coal in the industrial revolution
used to power machines and factories
main use of iron in the industrial revolution
used to build machines and railroads
regions that have a NIR's 2% or higher
sub-saharan africa **
did the countries that have 2% or higher NIR more or less developed.
these countries have a higher NIR because they industrialized last.
3 reasons people moved to the cities during the industrial revolution
1) better job opportunities
2) people wanted their families to be near them
3) better life opportunities
who were the schools for in the industrial revolution.
children of rich people (factory managers and railroad tycoons) the poor children went to work in the factories to help provide for their families
during the industrial revolution entertainment
increased (for rich people mostly)
during the industrial revolution life expectancy
increased (for rich people)
during the industrial revolution # of farmers
decreased
during the industrial revolution life expectancy for poor children (at last initially)
decreased
during the industrial revolution wealth gap
increased
during the industrial revolution population
increased
during the industrial revolution urban populations
increased
which happened first- birth rates or death rates increased?
death rates decreased first because of better healthcare and knowladge, birth rates second because many people still wanted to have many children. This caused the population to drastically increase.
Communism
is when the government has ownership over the means of production, made by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engles
why does educating a women often lead to lower birth rates
educating a allows women to have more opportunities, letting them finish school, get jobs and figure out if they actually want children or not.
what industry was the first to be industrialized in Britian
the textile industry (cottage -> factory)
countries that industrializes first
United Kingdom , Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Poland/France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, USA, Japan
countries that industrialized last
South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Russia, China
countries with the lowest NIR's
the countries in the west, and countries like Japan because they industrialized first
what is cottage industry and how were they effected by the industrial revolution?
the cottage industry was when things were made in peoples houses and were handmade. When the industrial revolution came, it then made people use factory made products because they were cheaper and faster to buy.