Industrial Revolution: Causes, Development, and Consequences
Industrial Revolution: Causes
increase in agricultural production due to changes in agriculture. Triennial rotation was substituted by the Norfolk four-course system. Livestock increased so the nutrition improved. Changes in land ownership: large English landowners pushed to turn common land into private property. End of catastrophic mortality. Population growth. Modernisation of transport. Growth of financial means. Abundance in coal and other raw materials. Wealthy through their economic activities.
Roman Influence on British Culture
Fashion and Food
Life changed very little for the native peasants living outside the towns and villa estates, their houses remained simple undecorated huts, their clothes were made from home-spun wool, and they grew their own grain for the staple diet of bread and porridge.
The Romanized and urbanized middle and upper classes lived in style and comfort, eating a wide variety of food, drinking good wines and enjoying social life.
A man wore a simply cut tunic which also did service as a nightshirt.
geografia
Tema 3. Settlement
1. What is a settlement?
A settlement is a place where people live.
A settlement may be as a single house in a remote area or as a large as a mega city.
A settlement may be permanent or temporary .
1. Settlement site and situation.
The piece of land upon which a settlement is built is the settlement site.
Some common site factors include:
Wet point sites: have a good water supply
Dry point sites: these are away from the risk of flooding
Defensive site: locate in higher ground so in the
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1. Cities
❑ Cities are densely populated areas and centres of
economic and social activities.
1.1 The definition of a city
➢ Cities are defined by the following:
– Numbers of inhabitants. In Spain, a settlement with more
than 10.000 inhabitants is considered a city.
– Economic activity. The majority of the inhabitants in cities
work in the secondary or tertiary sector.
– Lifestyle. Cities are places where ideas and products are
exchanged.
1.2 Functions of cities
✓Cities have a number of functions:
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UNIT 1
● 27 countries in the EU
● Last year the UK left because of the Brexit.
OBJECTIVES OF THE EU:
– To consolidate peace and prevent new wars in Europe.
– To compete collectively agains the superpowers.
ORIGINS OF THE EU:
– After the II World War (1939-1945). The USA and the Soviet Union became
superpowers, much stronger than the European countries.
– European countries decided to create a continent-wide organization and promoting
cooperation among themselves.
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geografia e historia
Tertiary sector
1.What is the tertiary sector?
Unlike the primary or secondary sectors, the tertiary or service sector does not produce material goods. It provides services to people and other economic sectors instead.
2. Explain the growth of the services sector
This sector includes a large number of activities associated with areas such as healthcare, education, tourism, retail, transport and logistics, communications, culture, leisure, sport, etc.
In developed countries, the tertiary sector has undergone