BRITAIN

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INDUSTRIALIZATION
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BRITAINS INDUSTRY

• In about 1790 the United Kingdom experienced the
  first industrial revolution. (large coal and iron
  ore deposits)
• Began with James Watts Steam Engine

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Britains Industry

• Moved from manual labor and agriculturalbased
  economy towards machine-based economy.
  (Industrial economy)
• Expansion in trade introduction of canals,
  improved roads and railways.
• Infrastructure was being improved because of
  these modifications.
• Development of mechanization of industry

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Spread of the Revolution

• 1790 United Kingdom
• 1809 Westphalia Germany
• 1825 Belgium
• 1820s Sweden
• 1870s United States
• 1877 Japan
• 1890s Russia

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Effects of Industrialization

• Cheaper products
• Increased life expectancy and better education
  made available
• made the urban worker more dependent on the will
  of the employer than the rural worker had been.
• Children employed in factories and mines because
  they were smaller and cheaper

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Effects of Industrialization

• Positive Effects
• Cheaper products
• Increased life expectancy
• Better education
• Better transportation technology
• Steam Engine

• Negative Effects
• Children employed in factories and mines
• they were smaller and cheaper
• Rapid urbanization
• Shortage of housing
• Large families cram into small apartments
• Slums

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URBANIZATION

• People were moving from the rural areas to work
  in the factories which were all in the cities.
• People moved from farms to cities.

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Pollution

• Massive amounts of pollution filled the air and
  soot covered the trees and stained the brick
  buildings

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Industrys affect on the environment

• Hydro-electric dams
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• What other ways have industry affected the
  environment?

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Industrialization

• A change in society from an agrarian (farming)
  culture to an industrial culture
• More people working and moving to the cities to
  work in factories
• Factories mass produce goods for society which
  makes more and cheaper products

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The Transcontinental railroad connected the east
and west coast of the United States
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Push Factors / Pull Factors

• Push Factors
• Bad things that push people away from someplace

• Pull Factors
• Good things that pull people into somewhere else

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Push Factors / Pull Factors

• What Push / Pull Factors caused Industrialization
  / Urbanization?

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Less Developed Countries

• The words Less Developed refer to the lack of
  developed industry in these countries.
• Typically less developed countries are agrarian

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Industry continues

• New technology is always being developed which
  allows us to adapt
• Development of air conditioning
• Desalinization Plants (removing salt from salt
  water)
• What other adaptations have we developed?

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Desalinization plant in Israel

• Negatives
• Expensive to Build
• Expensive to Maintain
• Doesnt always work
• Energy Intensive
• Emits Greenhouse Gases

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Pros/Cons of Desalinization

• Pro
• Fresh water from salt water
• Saline means salt water
• Desert countries can turn nearby ocean water into
  fresh water

• Con
• Expensive ()
• Uses more energy
• Emits greenhouse gases
• Can create water pollution

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What invention benefited the Southern United
States?
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1940 Population Density
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2010 Population Density