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24 Cards in this Set
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Definition of natural resources
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Assets that occur naturally (in nature)
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Example of natural resources
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Iron
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Definition of labor
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Hard physical work
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Example of labor
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Factory workers
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Definition of textiles
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A type of cloth
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Example of textiles
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Cotton
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Definition of agriculture
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Farming
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Example of agriculture
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Plantation
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Definition of mass production
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The making of a large quantity of identical goods
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Example of mass production
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Assembly lines
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Definition of capital
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Wealth in the form of money or assets
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Example of capital
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Cash
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Definition of unions
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An organized association of workers (formed to protect and further their rights and interests).
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Example of unions
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The national farmers union
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Definition of factory
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A building where goods are manufactured
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Example of factory
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Mill
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Definition of division of labor
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Process by which workers in a factory focus onrepeatedly doing one specific task.
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Example of division of labor
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What are some of the benefits of using handmade products? |
Every item is unique in a small way; more choice/customizability; more reliable/less likely to have mistakes; buily slowly and carefully; built in better working conditions than factories |
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What are some of the benefits of using factory-made products? |
- Mass production; - Little effort required; - Easier to make; - Usually costs less; - More of the product; - More jobs |
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How did industrialization improve peoples lives? |
- Railroads decreased the cost of natural resources; - New ideas have emerged; - Industrialization made people to be able to travel faster, improve farming, spread ideas, and create many new and useful inventions; - Decreased death rate due to improved medicine |
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How did industrialization change society? |
Transportation has improved; medicine has improved; Industrialization changed society because it pushed people into the cities; Industrialization changed society by making transportation faster, it created new inventions to make things easier for everyone; More population; Led to first construction of modern-day cities |
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Which groups of people gained power during industrialization? |
The middle class and the factory owners gained power during industrialization because mass production was becoming more and more popular, making the factory owners get much wealthier; The middle class gained power because more people became middle class and they had more opportunities to gain more money; They began to get even wealthier than the people who used to be more powerful than them; Large FARMERS gained power from private enclosures to work in; FACTORY OWNERS had more power over then people that worked there -- they had more power over the people that worked there because they owned the place and hired the people to work there. |
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Private property |
Land or assets that are owned by an individual or small group (not the government) |
