Unit 6 – Economic Geography
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Ch. 9
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Ch. 11
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Handouts (extra readings)
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Videos
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Quizlet
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Why are there MDCs and LDCs?
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How are the goods you buy and use every day connected to other places?
Industrial Revolution
Before the Industrial Revolution
 80%
of world’s population involved in
farming
 Had
to farm to stay alive
 Believe
it or not people survived without
cell phones…
Origin of Industry
 Definition-
series of improvements in
industrial technology that transformed the
process of manufacturing goods.
Did it happen overnight?...no
 Begins
 Over
in late 1700s, United Kingdom
a period of decades, daily life is
totally changed through new inventions,
techniques, and ideas; results in
mechanization of most things
New Energy Source - Coal
 Abraham
Darby invents coke (purified coal)
for use in powering steam engines
 Steel
industry turns to coal for exclusive
power source
 Steel
foundries relocated near resources;
impacts development of British
cities/regions
What/Who Powered it?
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James Watt
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Invents efficient steam engine, 1769
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Boils water, steam collected and its force used to drive a piston
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Single most important invention of Industrial Revolution
Identify two ways this map shows
Why the Industrial Revolution happened
Britain.
Explain one way this map shows
The relationship between the raw
Materials and major cities of the
Industrial Revolution.
Where does it spread?
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Gradually diffuses
across Europe and to
North America during
1800s
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Diffuses to rest of the
world during 1900s
Economic Sectors
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Primary Sector – raw material extraction
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Agriculture
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fishing
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Mining
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Timber
Generally offers lowest monetary value of all sectors
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True for individuals and whole countries
Economic Sectors
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Secondary Sector – Manufacturing
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Generally offers a medium monetary value
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More valuable than the primary sector
Industrial Revolution creates huge shift from primary to secondary jobs
Economic Sectors
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Tertiary Sector – Services
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Subdivided into Quaternary and Quinary sectors – we’ll discuss these next unit
Generally offers the most economic value
Poster Activity – Roles
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Researcher/Writer
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Responsible for researching the material to apply to the poster.
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Help write the information on poster.
Designer/Fact Checker
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Need to understand the information and produce a logical design for the poster.
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Read behind the researcher to fact check all information before applying to poster.
Artist/Writer
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Draw images that support the text on poster.
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Help write text on the poster.