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Unit 5.A.3, Summaries of Human Geography

The University of Texas at Austin Human Geography

The Second Agricultural Revolution accompanied the Industrial. Revolution that began in Great Britain in the 18th century. • It involved the mechanization ...

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This PPT has been created using the information from the AMSCO Human Geography: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination book. Palmer, David. AMSCO Advanced Placement Human Geography. Perfection Learning, 2019. By: Carli Terrell (Orlando, Florida)

UNIT 5 – AGRICULTURE, FOOD, & RURAL LAND USE

CH 12: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LEARNING OBJECTIVE (5.A.3)

By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the

advances and impacts of the second agricultural

revolution.

a. Students will know that new technology and increased

food production led to better diet, longer life, and more

people available for work in factories.

The Second Agricultural Revolution accompanied the Industrial Revolution that began in Great Britain in the 18 th century.
It involved the mechanization of agricultural production, advances in transportation, development of large-scale irrigation, and changes to consumption patterns of agricultural goods.
Innovations such as the steel plow and mechanized harvesting greatly increased food production.

IMPACT OF THE 2ND AGRICULTURAL REV.

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As technology changed, so did the laws.
Enclosure Acts – a series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use that had previously been common land used by peasant farmers.
Farms became larger, production became more efficient, producers raised crop to sell for profit rather than simply for their own consumption, and people were forced off the land, which created a workforce for the growing factories.

LAND USE AND FARMING ADVANCES

The Second Agricultural Revolution
- Resulted in fewer, larger, and much more productive farms.
- Caused a decrease in the number of farm owners and an even greater drop-off in the need for agricultural laborers.
- Led to more people living in urban areas than rural areas for the first time in United States history. AG. CHANGES AND SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS