The First Economic Globalization: 1850-1914 – Industrial Revolution Impact
The First Economic Globalization (1850-1914)
Introduction
From 1820 to 1914, strong economic and population growth occurred due to global industrialization, the Second Industrial Revolution, and the first wave of globalization. Early industrializers like Northwestern Europe and the US began around 1830, while later joiners like the rest of Europe and Japan followed after 1870.
Globalization integrated markets worldwide, increasing trade, migrations, and capital flows, which led to price and cost convergence.
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Dense Forests in Northern Brazil
The northern part of Brazil lies in the equatorial region. It receives ample sunlight and about 2000 mm of rainfall throughout the year. In this region, the growth of vegetation is very rapid. So, the northern part of Brazil is covered with dense and evergreen forests.
Scarce Vegetation in High Himalayas
As the altitude increases, the temperature decreases. The climate is very cold in the high altitudes. In Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Himalayas, the temperature
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Economic Activity Classification
Primary Economic Activities
This category includes activities involving the direct extraction and harvesting of natural resources from the earth. Examples include farming (vegetable and animal husbandry), forestry, and the exploitation of mines and hydrocarbons.
Sectors within Primary Activities:
- Agriculture: The art and science of cultivating the land to achieve maximum yield of products necessary for the preservation and development of human life.
- Forestry: The art
Catalonia Economic Profile: Industry, Agriculture, Trade, Tourism
Catalan Industrial Landscape
Key Features
- Diversified production structure, notably in transport and food chemistry.
- Strong presence in machinery and the processing industry.
- Characterized by small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) and industry fragmentation.
- Relatively low productivity and R&D investment.
- Significant industrial concentration in metropolitan areas.
Industrial Area Distribution
Industrial location is closely related to urban systems, main transport routes (roads), and major rivers. Specific
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Understanding Urbanization
Immigration has been interpreted in three ways:
- First, it is considered a demographic, by which a growing proportion of the population of an area is concentrated in urban areas as defined statistically. This concentration is largely migration from rural areas and the difference between birth and mortality rates.
- The second interpretation relates urbanization to social and economic changes caused by capitalist industrialization. Structural urbanization is linked to industrialization
Landslide Resource Exploitation: Ecosystems & Sustainability
Landslide Resource Exploitation
Ecosystems
Ecosystems are, in principle, autonomous dynamical systems, forming a natural community (biocenosis) and a physical environment (biotope), which interact with each other. Ecology is the science that studies ecosystems.
Exploitation and Sustainable Development
Overexploitation of natural resources occurs when these are exploited at a rate higher than their natural regeneration. Natural resources can be classified into renewable and partially renewable. Renewable
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