chapter 11: industrialization. what to do? get a whiteboard, eraser and marker sit with the partner...
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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 L
esson
• 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 E
ngine
• 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
• Coal
• Factories and mines were unsafe
• Coal miner boys
Coal
• Young miner
Textile F
actories
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 F
actors
• 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 Q
uestion
• 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 Q
uestion
• 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 P
hoto 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.