AMSCO AP Human Geography - Unit 7.1: The Industrial Revolution

industry

the process of using machines and large-scale processes to convert raw materials into manufactured goods

raw materials

the basic substances such as minerals and crops needed to manufacture finished goods

market

a place where products are sold

cottage industries

small, home-based businesses that make goods. Relied on intensive human labor such as simple spinning wheels, looms, and other tools

Industrial Revolution (IR)

a series of technological advances that started in 18th Century United Kingdom, making goods more efficiently and be sold for cheap. It would also move from homes to factories, as these new machines were too large and required capital (investment money)

industrial belt

an area stretching across the midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere; large urban areas containing factories

deindustrialization

a process of decreasing reliance on manufacturing jobs, promoting a tertiary economy and moving those manufacturing companies to semiperiphery countries for lower wages and less restrictions