1. The Industrial Revolution and its
effects on Agriculture

2. THe industrial revolution
• A period of major industrialization that took place in Great
Britain, during the late 1700s and early 1800s. This time period
saw a great change in how goods were produced and
manufactured as the use of machines replaced many things that
were previously done by hand. It’s impact was felt socially,
economically, and culturally.
• Great Britain was a perfect start for this IR because of their
easy access to coal (to help power the newly developed steam
engines) and the high salaries (almost 11g of silver a day) they
offered most workers.

3. What did the Industrial
Revolution change?

4. ¡¡EVERYTHING!!
• Life expectancy
• Transportation
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing of goods
• Lifestyles
• Clothing

5. Agriculture
• New machinery and tools
• Irrigation and new water supply methods were invented
• Better use of fertilizer
• New and improved crop cycles

6. Norfolk System

7. Crop Rotation
• Year 1: Wheat used for human consumption.
• Year 2: Turnips. Sheep feed and fertilize crops. Humans eat
sheep.
• Year 3: Barley used for human consumption.
• Year 4: Clover. Sheep feed and fertilize crops. Humans eat sheep.

8. • Crop rotation- The practice of growing different
crops in succession on the same land to preserve
the productive capacity of the soil.
• As farmers were able to produce more crop, there
was more food to feed people. As people took in a
better diet and had access to more food than ever
before, the life expectancy began to increase, which
helped lead to an increase in the human population.

9. • 50, 000 years to reach 1 billion.
200 years to reach 7 billion.
Do we have enough resources
to sustain further population
growth?
• to sustain further population
growth?
• to sustain further population
growth?

10. • 50, 000 years to reach 1 billion.
200 years to reach 7 billion.
Do we have enough resources
to sustain further population
growth?
• to sustain further population
growth?
• to sustain further population
growth?