Chapter 11: Industrialization

What to do? Get a whiteboard, eraser and marker Sit with the partner of your choice If you do not choose a partner, I will choose for you

Today’s Lesson Objective Learn how site and situation factors affect the location of industry Activities 1. Review 2. Notes/Partner work 3. Computer Lab—Google Earth

Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution : Improvements in technology that changed how goods were manufactured. How were goods manufactured before the Industrial Revolution?

Cottage Industry

Factory system

Steam Engine The steam engine was not just a transportation device. It ran entire factories the way rivers used to.

Steam engine

Railroads

Iron and Steel

Steel Mill at night.

Coal

Factories and mines were unsafe Coal miner boys

Coal Young miner

Textile Factories

Review 1. How were goods manufactured before the Industrial Revolution?

Review 2. What was the form of transportation during the Revolution?

Review 3. What invention “powered” the Industrial Revolution? What fuel did it use?

Review 4. What was the first big industry of the Industrial Revolution (hint—its another word for cloth)?

Industrial Regions ¾ of the worlds industry is located in 3 regions: North America East Asia Europe Why?

Situation and Site Factors A combination of situation and site factors make some places more attractive for industry. Situation: one place compared to another (relative location) Site: the physical character of a place

Situation Factors Location of a factory based on transportation of goods to and from the factory What are the 4 major types of transportation for moving goods to and from a factory?

Photo 1 Question 1. Look at photo 1. Would this be a good place to locate a factory/ Why or why not? Look at situation factors.

Photo 2 Question 2.. Look at photo 2. Would this be a good place to locate a factory/? Why or why not? Look at situation factors.

3 Site Factors

Site Factors Land—think about the price of the land, the weather, the physical characteristics of the land—is this a good place for a factory? Labor—think about the availability of workers, whether they will want expensive or cheap wages Capital—are there banks here to lend money? Is it too risky here to loan money?

Question for Photo 3 3. Look at photo 3, which is NYC. Think about land, labor and capital. Explain why this would be a good or bad place to locate a business. Think about site factors.