Geography – Unit 5 Mapping Part 2
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 5 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200 / LESSON 5.4 ACTIVITYPreparation•Access the following maps:•1871 Political Map•Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic MapPurposeThis activity will help you respond to the Unit Problem: How did industrialization transform societies around the world? You will look back on what you’ve learned during this unit by exploring the geography of industrialization. Among other materials you will review are your predictions about what regions would industrialize during the long nineteenth century. Finally, you’ll investigate whether the presence of railroads might or might not be a good indicator of industrialization.ProcessThis activity begins with identifying major areas of industrialization by 1871. Next, you will look back at the map you made in the Unit 5 Part 1 map activity, and revisit you predictions. Finally, you will look at regions of intense railroad development, and interpret where and why they did or did not coincide with industrial centers in this period.Step 1In small groups, open the 1871 Political Map and the Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic Map. You should note which regions are identified as being industrial centers by 1871, and list those regions.Step 2Once you have finished identifying the industrial centers, you should look back at your annotated maps from the Part 1 activity earlier in this unit. To what degree was the emergence of cities of over 1,000,000 people a good predictor of industrialization. To what degree was it not? What explanations might there be for this?Step 3Finally, you will look at the Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic Map again. You should be able to identify which regions had intensive railroad building in this period. Then you will answer a similar set of questions as in Step 2, but for railroads. Finally, you’ll consider this question:What do you think is the overall relationship between urbanization, railroads, and industrialization? Is that relationship always the same for all regions of the world? What might be some explanations for your answer? Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 5 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200 / LESSON 5.4 ACTIVITYStep 1Directions: Open the 1871 Political Map and the Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic Map in your small groups and note which regions are identified as being industrial centers by 1871. Record those regions in the table below.Industrial Centers by 1871Step 2Directions: Look back at your predictions in the Unit 5 Part 1 map activity.•How accurate were your predictions as to where industrialization would occur, based on the emergence of cities of over 1,000,000 people? •Why do you think your predictions were, or were not, accurate?
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 5 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200 / LESSON 5.4 ACTIVITYStep 3Directions: Now look at the Industrialization and Imperialism Thematic Map again. Identify which regions had intensive railroad building in this period and enter this information in the table below.Areas of intensive railroad building by 1871•How accurate a predictor for industrialization is the presence of railroads by 1871? •Why do you think your predictions were, or were not, accurate?
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-4GEOGRAPHY – UNIT 5 MAPPING PART 2 WORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1200 / LESSON 5.4 ACTIVITYFinally, respond to this prompt:What do you think is the overall relationship between urbanization, railroads, and industrialization? Is that relationship always the same for all regions of the world? What might be some explanations for your answer?