Prompt
- Define the term urbanization based on what you know about industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Write three questions this activity raises about urbanization in England.
- What changes (Short- and long-term) did industrialization bring to Europe during this time period?
- Why is the Industrial Revolution considered a major turning point (local, regional, and global)? Explain.
Answers
Urbanization means that a village or a region has developed a whole and modernized system or structure that can
How could English solve the pollution problem in the dense factory area?
How could they further expand after all the land was used up?
How could they gather productivity together and get fast enough to build so many buildings in such a short time?
In the short term, industrialization leads to a significant economic boost, resulting in increased exports of products. However, in the long run, it might bring a huge decline in population since the untreated environmental pollution problem has largely reduced the quality of life.
It transformed the industrial production method a lot from water power to steam power. The factories could be constructed away from a water source, and this largely improved the production efficiency and also led to economic growth.