Topic 5.4: The Second Agricultural Revolution

Technology, Efficiency, and the Industrial Link (SPS-5.C)

1. Innovations

Add technology to increase farm efficiency. Watch what happens to the workers.

Rural (The Farm) Urban (The Factory)
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Food Production
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Factory Labor Force
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2. The Chain Reaction (Cause & Effect)

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New Technology

Seed Drill, Steel Plow

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Surplus Food

More calories available

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Better Health

Less famine, stronger immunity

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Population Boom

Longer Life Expectancy (Stage 2)

Result: Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model