Scotland Flashcards
By the ____s __.% of Scotland’s people lived in towns and cities of over ____ inhabitants. This compares with just __.% of the population in ____
1930 63.4 31.2 1831
What are the four main effects of the changing economy?
Urbanisation, farming, population growth, population movement
Agriculture as an employer went into decline at the same time as what?
Mining, building and factory based manufacturing grew
In the middle of the __th century, __% of men working worked directly in farming. However by the beginning of the __th century, only __% of men found jobs in farming.
19 30 20 14
Why did the movement of people within Scotland increase?
People moved to the central belt in search of job opportunities. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow and their surrounding areas saw significant population growth
Between ____ and ____ the population of Scotland more than doubled from just under _________.
1831 1931 2.5 million to almost 5 million
Who had a large part to play in the population growth?
Immigrants, in particular the Irish who were attracted by jobs in the Scottish economy
By 1830 what was Scotland’s most important industry?
The textile industry, especially cotton manufacture
By 1913, what did Glasgow and its surrounding towns produce?
1/3 of the railway locomotives built in Britain and 50% of engines for British shipping
How many of the worlds ships were produced on the Clyde?
1/5
In the 1860s, what did the American Civil War disrupt?
The import of cotton to Scotland, so other types of cloth became important
Dundee became a world leading centre for which cloth?
Jute, and became known as Juteopolis
Coats of Paisley dominated which industry?
Thread making, making 80% of the worlds thread
Between which years did Dundee’s population triple?
1841 and 1901
By 1900, how many people were employed in Jute production in Dundee?
50,000, in over 100 mills
