Chapter 11 Key Issues 1 And 2 Flashcards
Industrial revolution
A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
Industry
The manufacturing of goods in a factory.
How was industry dispersed before the industrial revolution?
Across the landscape
How did people obtain tools and agricultural equipment before the agricultural revolution?
They made them in their own homes or obtained them at a local village.
What is the cottage industry?
Home based manufacturing
What invention was important to the development of factories?
The steam engine
The ____ ____ could provide power far more efficiently than water mills or human and animal power.
Steam engine
What 6 industries were most impacted by the industrial revolution?
Iron Coal Transportation Textiles Chemicals Food processing
How was iron impacted by the steam engine?
The steam engine provided a practical way to keep ovens heated, which was necessary for iron production.
How was coal impacted by the industrial revolution? What was it used in place of?
It was the source of energy used to operate ovens and steam engines
It was used in place of wood
How was transportation affected by the industrial revolution?
It was critical for diffusion of the industrial revolution.
How were textiles impacted by the industrial revolution?
They transformed from a dispersed cottage industry to a concentrated factory system.
How were chemical impacted by the industrial revolution?
They were created to bleach and dye cloth.
How was food processing affected by the industrial revolution?
It was essential to feed factory workers no longer living on farms.
What three areas of the world have large industrial regions?
Europe
North America
East Asia
