Industrial Cities Flashcards
1
Q
Changes in power supply
A
- Steam engine
• Coal usage - Less polluted
2
Q
Technical Improvements in Machinery
A
- Mechanical power loom
- Extract iron from iron
- Allowed us to build more complex machines
- Transportation
• Cars
• Wealthier people
• Separation between city and country side
• Cars became cheaper and people started to buy them - more people moved to country side and commuted to cities
3
Q
Shift in production to factory system
A
- Assembly line type production
- Producing units at lowest cost possible
4
Q
Life was hard
A
- Conditions were brutal
- Salmon are doing okay then ecosystem is doing well
