15th Century Europe: Monarchies & Exploration
Europe in the 15th Century
During the fifteenth century, Europe pursued a demographic and economic recovery, overcoming the serious crisis of the late Middle Ages. Monarchs seized part of the political power from the nobility and centralized it. The disappearance of epidemics led to an increase in population, which also led to increased demand in the agricultural sector, gradually pulling it out of stagnation. Sea routes became active again. The development of trade and crafts increased productivity
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Watershed
Watershed: The land area drained by a main sewer and its tributaries, whose limit is in the watersheds of each of the rivers that integrate it.
Natural Growth
Natural Growth: A demographic indicator in determining the quantities that the population of a country grows in one year; the difference between natality and mortality.
Real Growth
Real Growth: A demographic indicator that determines the quantities in real mode that the population of a country increases in a year. (Natural growth + Net
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Key Demographic Concepts and Indicators: Spain
Population Census
Population census: Counting and recording demographic information. It is carried out and published with a fixed schedule, with the purpose of ascertaining the demographic, social, cultural, and economic characteristics of all the population. In Spain, the first census was elaborated in 1857, and since 1900 it has been executed every ten years (since 1981, in years ending in one).
Population Density
Density of population: An expression
Read MoreSpain’s Socioeconomic Shifts: Early 20th Century
Economic and Social Transformations in Spain: Early 20th Century
Demographic Evolution
The Demographic Transition
The onset of demographic transition in Spain was marked by a decline in mortality rates and a continued high birth rate.
Migratory Movements
Between 1900 and 1931, Spain experienced a large increase in internal migration, which led to a redistribution of the regional population. A large number of people moved into the modern sectors of the economy, and the agricultural labor force decreased
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Economic Goods
Economic goods are products and services generated by economic activity.
Composition: They can be consumable (durable consumer goods, such as computers, or non-durable, such as pizza) or capital goods (tools, equipment). Function: They can be intermediate goods (wool produced by a sheep) or finished goods (the shirt made from this wool). Ownership: They can be private (belonging to people, families, or businesses) or public (belonging to the state).
Factors of Production
- Natural resources:
18th Century Economic & Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution in 18th-Century England
England spearheaded the Industrial Revolution, showcasing its distinct stages. Beginning in the 16th century, an era of economic growth emerged, driven by international trade. By the mid-18th century, several factors converged: population growth, agricultural advancements, increased demand for raw materials like cotton and iron, the need for new energy sources such as coal and steam to power machinery, ongoing technical innovations from Scottish universities,
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