Case Study Of One Country/Region Impacted By Structural Economic Change Flashcards
Which region has been impacted by structural economic change?
Birmingham
Who were the first players?
The de Birmingham family
What did the de Birmingham’s purchase in 1166?
A charter to hold a market from King Henry 2
What did the growth of trade lead to Birmingham being known as?
the Black county
What sort of products did Medieval Birmingham create?
Non-agricultural
Blades and swords
What was Birmingham’s population in the early 1700s?
15,000
Why did population grow during the industrial revolution?
Migration from rural areas in search of employment
Birmingham was a hub of trade networks during the Industrial Revolution because of what? Who created?
Canals
James Bridely
Who developed state of the art manufacturing in the Industrial Revolution?
Matthew Boulton
What steam powered production line did Boulton create?
Coin making
Who patented the steam engine?
James Watt
What percentage of employment was in metals during the first half of the 20th century?
50%
What industries developed in the first half of the 20th century?
Engineering
How many people did Dunlop tyre company employ in the first half of the 20th century?
10,000
What chemical industry developed in the first half of the 20th century?
Bakelite
What sort of housing was there in the first half of the 20th century?
Terraced housing for workers squeezed between factories
What did a developing middle class lead to in the first half of the 20th century? (3)
Commuting
Urban expansion
Outward growth
What transport innovations came in the first half of the 20th century? (3)
Trams
Suburban railways
Buses
Cars
Where was high density low quality housing in the first half of the 20th century?
Inner city areas
Aston
Handsworth
What had years of industrial activity done to the environment?
Land sites, canals and rivers polluted
Air pollution not controlled
