INDUSTRIALIZATION

Great Britain is an Island

BRITAIN’S INDUSTRY In about 1790 the United Kingdom experienced the first industrial revolution. Began with James Watt’s Steam Engine

Britain’s Industry a transition in parts of Great Britain's previously manual labor and draft-animal–based economy towards machine-based manufacturing. Trade expansion was enabled by the introduction of canals, improved roads and railways-Infrastructure Development of mechanization of industry

Britain's Canals

Spread of the Revolution 1790 United Kingdom 1809 Westphalia Germany 1825 Belgium 1820’s Sweden 1870’s United States 1877 Japan 1890’s Russia 1960’s Taiwan, South Korea

British Empire

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. Factories and mines employed children because they were smaller and cheaper.

URBANIZATION People were flocking to work in the factories which were all in the cities or urban areas From the farms to the cities

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

Increasing pollution today With China’s substantial industrialized growth, it is likely that we will see more cars on the road, creating more emissions. As more countries begin to develop, there will be more pollution. As the economies improve, so does the amount of fossil fuels being burned.

Industry’s affect on the environment Hydro-electric dams Pollution Deforestation What other ways have industry affected the environment?

Negative effects of industrialization Noise, air, and water pollution poor nutrition poverty, homelessness in cities Health problems

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

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

Industry continues… New technology is always being developed which allows us to adapt Development of air conditioning Desalinization What other adaptations have we developed?

Desalinization plant in Israel