WH vocab Flashcards
Commodity
something with practical use or value
de-industrialization
the reduction of nations industrial capacity
debt
to owe
export
to transport, usually trade or sell
Factory
building where products are made
Famine
shortage of food
fossil fuel
carbon-containing fuel from prehistoric
industrial revolution
complex mix of economic and social changes caused by shift in production
idustrialization
introducing industry in a country
innovation
new method, approach, or idea
locomotion
moving power from one place to another
manufacturing
producing large quantity of products
middle class
between rich and labors
patent
government grant to inventor
sepoy
indian soldier serving in european army/british
standardization
causing someone to conform to a standard
steam engine
engine with pressurized steam supplies and moving a piston in a closed cylinder
tariff
government tax on imports and exports
textile
knitted fabric
transformation
significant change
