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Which of the following was a key effect of the Industrial Revolution on population distribution? Possible Answers: Southern European countries gained more in population than Northern European countries. People began living along coastlines. People began working more on farms. Southern European and Northern European countries gained population at similar rates. People moved from farms to cities. Correct answer: People moved from farms to cities. Explanation: Because it drastically changed economic production, the Industrial Revolution transformed the nature of population distribution. The sweeping changes happened immediately because they were so closely linked to the drastic transformation in factory work. Beginning first and most noticeably in the Northern European nations, people moved more and more to large cities that sprang up inland based on rail networks and industrial centers. What industry was the main driver of the Industrial Revolution in England during the eighteenth century? Possible Answers: Shipping Steel Textiles Iron Timber Explanation: The Industrial Revolution truly took off in England's Midlands, especially around the city of Manchester, after a few technological innovations in the textile industry. These made clothing, which used to be made at home expensively, cheap and easy to attain. This revolution caused new factory jobs to be available and reduced the need for people working on farms, which allowed people to leave the countryside and flock to cities. The Industrial Revolution began in which of the following regions? Possible Answers: Northern England Southern Germany Northern Italy Northern Germany Southern England Correct answer: Northern England Explanation: In the first half of the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution began in northern England. It spread fairly quickly to southern England and then spread throughout the continent via Belgium, northern France, and Germany. Which of these countries was not a major industrial country in the first half of the twentieth century? Possible Answers: Japan Russia China The United States of America Germany Explanation: By the first half of the twentieth century Germany, the United States of America, Russia, and Japan (along with France and the United Kingdom) were the major industrial centers of the world. China has only recently undergone its own rapid industrial revolution and is currently transitioning towards a consumer-based economy. In which decade did the Industrial Revolution begin to flourish in Germany? Possible Answers: 1890s 1880s 1860s 1890s 1870s Explanation: The Industrial Revolution arrived in Germany during the 1850s and quickly exploded. By the 1860s Germany’s economy was fully industrial and quickly catching up to Great Britain. In 1871 the German states were finally unified and industrialization progressed more rapidly, by the turn of the century the German industrial capacity was the strongest in the world. In which decade did the Industrial Revolution begin to flourish in Russia? Possible Answers: 1860s 1930s 1890s 1940s 1910s Explanation: The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the first half of the twentieth century and quickly spread to the European continent; however, it did not take off as quickly in Russia. The reasons for this are primarily to do with the Russian social and economic situation compared to the situation in Western Europe at the same time. To put it simply, Russia had no urban working class, only rural serfs who were tied to the land they worked on. In 1861 the serfs were emancipated and Russia began its unwieldy movement towards industrialization. Progress was slow for the first two decades, but by the mid-1880s Russian industry was beginning to takeoff and in the 1890s it exploded as the Russian state deliberately involved itself in the development and ownership of manufacturing centers. The assembly line is most closely associated with which of these pioneers? Possible Answers:
William Rockefeller Alexander Graham Bell Robert Fulton Henry Ford James Carnegie
Correct answer: Henry Ford Explanation: Henry Ford invented the Model-T, the first mass-produced automobile. He also popularized the use of assembly lines and mass production. The concept of the assembly line, and the cheap mass production it provides, is closely associated with Ford to the point where it is sometimes called “Fordism.” Which of these industries was first affected by the Industrial Revolution? Possible Answers: Transportation Mining Retail Textiles Defense Explanation: Although all of these industries would rapidly be affected by the Industrial Revolution, the first industry to be affected was the textile industry. A “textile” is a type of hand-produced or machine-produced fabric (like clothes). Before the Industrial Revolution the textile industry was concentrated in small cottage industries that produced unique products, but in small quantities and at a relatively inefficient cost. After the Industrial Revolution the textile industry was transformed. Textile manufacturing was transitioned to factories that produced large quantities of uniform products in an extremely cost effective manner. When did the Industrial Revolution begin? Possible Answers: First half of the nineteenth century Second half of the eighteenth century First half of the twentieth century Second half of the twentieth century Second half of the nineteenth century Correct answer: First half of the nineteenth century Explanation: The Industrial Revolution began in northern England in the first half of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution involved the use of heavy machinery in manufacturing for the first time. It completely altered the social, economic, and political makeup of Europe, and later much of the rest of the world. An industry in which goods are manufactured in people’s homes, as opposed to factories, is called __________. Possible Answers: An import industry E-business A cottage industry An export industry A domestic industry Correct answer: A cottage industry Explanation: The term “cottage industry” refers to a business that rather than being carried out in a factory, where it would be more profitable but also more uniform, is instead carried out in people’s homes. Cottage industries were preeminent before the Industrial Revolution and remain influential for people who want to make money, or buy products, outside of the commercial factory system. All AP Human Geography ResourcesHow did the Industrial Revolution impact population distribution?People moved from farms to cities. Explanation: Because it drastically changed economic production, the Industrial Revolution transformed the nature of population distribution. The sweeping changes happened immediately because they were so closely linked to the drastic transformation in factory work.
How did population growth impact the Industrial Revolution and society?1 This growth provided cities with the workforces they desperately needed to keep up with new developments and allowed the revolution to continue for several decades. Job opportunities, higher wages, and better diets brought people together to meld into new urban cultures.
What did the Industrial Revolution bring to the population?The Industrial Revolution brought new machinery, increased the food supply, and improved sanitation. Vaccinations and antibiotics have greatly improved human health. With a dramatically lower death rate, human populations have grown.
What are 5 impacts of the Industrial Revolution?7 Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution. Horrible Living Conditions for Workers. Gallery. ... . Poor Nutrition. ... . A Stressful, Unsatisfying Lifestyle. ... . Dangerous Workplaces. ... . Child Labor. ... . Discrimination Against Women. ... . Environmental Harm. ... . 8 Groundbreaking Inventions from the Second Industrial Revolution.. |
