Chapter 9 Review

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• A period of increased agricultural production

• A time of significant political change in Europe

• A time that greatly increased the output of machine-made goods

• A period of exploration and discovery

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

• France

• Germany

• England

• United States

What was a significant change in England's landscape in the 1700s?

• Small farms expanded

• Large landowners bought land

• Villages were abandoned

• Forests were cleared

What did large landowners in England do to improve agriculture?

• Built factories

• Improved farming methods

• Imported crops

• Hired more workers

What did wealthy landowners do after buying up the land of village farmers?

• They built factories.

• They enclosed their land with fences or hedges.

• They sold the land to other farmers.

• They left the land unused.

What was one of the results of the enclosure movement?

• Increased urbanization.

• Decreased crop yields.

• More small farms.

• Less experimentation with farming methods.

What is crop rotation?

• A method to plant the same crop every year

• A process to improve soil nutrients by changing crops annually

• A technique to plant crops in a straight line

• A way to plant crops only in winter

What was one reason the Industrial Revolution began in England?

• England had a large population of workers and extensive natural resources.

• England had the largest army in the world.

• England was the only country with a monarchy.

• England had no natural resources.

What is industrialization?

• The process of developing machine production of goods.

• The process of creating new agricultural techniques.

• The process of building new roads and bridges.

• The process of forming new governments.

The Resources to produce goods and services was called?

• Communism

• Factors of production

• Advanced technology

• Power Loom