Economic Growth
& Urbanization
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Main Point - The growth of industrial cities demonstrated that government was necessary to fix the problems that were created by the capitalist economy - problems that a capitalist economy could not solve.
Homework# 4 - Economic Growth & Urbanization
Homework# 4 - Economic Growth & Urbanization
Reading on Economic Growth & Urbanization - Click Here
Printable Copy of Homework Questions - click here
Source # 2 - Video on the Transformation of Industrial Cities - click here
Source # 3 - Video from the PBS Newshour about the Growth of Megacities in the Developing World - click here
Source # 4 - Visual of How Manchester, England, Grew as an Industrial City
Class Discussion
Class Discussion
Source # 4 - Data on Percent of Population Living in Cities, Wage Differences & Life Expectancy
Source # 7 - Image of Back-to-Back Row House and Data on Houses Built in Britain (Note - There are no questions for this source)
Classwork # 4 - Building Complex Visuals with Google Drawing
Classwork # 4 - Building Complex Visuals with Google Drawing
Look at the images below showing the city of Birmingham, England, before and in the later stages of the Industrial Revolution. In this activity, you will be using Google Drawing to make a visual about the growth of Birmingham during the Industrial Revolution from a set of resources.
Structure of a Complex Visual - Complex Visuals are an effective way to communicate information by using several different types of visuals together in a structured format that engages the viewer in thinking about the material presented. Like all forms of communications, complex visuals are not an “information dump” just randomly thrown together. The layout of information in a complex visual is important. Consider the following complex visual about the growth of Manchester, England, during the Industrial Revolution. The complex visual uses several different forms of visual information (maps, pictures, graphs and a timeline) to explain the growth of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. The layout of the visual is designed to make it easier for the viewer to “read” the material and make connections between the different types of visuals.
The most important part of the visual is the title and thesis and are placed in the top center region of the visual because this is where a viewer will most likely start “reading” the visual. The title and thesis state the idea that ties the whole visual together. Understanding this idea will help the viewer evaluate all the parts of the visual. Note that the thesis is short and direct. The location in the center also makes it easier for the viewer to return and re-read between looking at other parts of the visual.
The other important part is the layout of the different types of visual information. The maps are placed below the title and thesis because the geographic evidence provides the strongest support for the title and thesis. The pictures showing the change in the city are set to the left because this is most likely where a viewer will next look (people tend to scan across things from left to right) and it shows the growth in a way the viewer can easily understand. The more detailed information that requires the view to do more thinking is placed to the right because this tends to be the last part of the visual that is “read”. The more detailed information (statistics and timeline) support important parts of the thesis and will require the viewer to think about in order to make connections to the title and thesis.
There is no one correct way to set up a complex visual and several different types of layout can work equally well. The images below show three different versions of the same infographic about Manchester (you can click on each version for a larger view). While each layout is different, the title and thesis is in a prominent position and the visual elements are set out in a way that makes it easy for the viewer to see the connections. Note how the size and shape of the each is different and the some of the different visual elements (like the graphs, pictures and timeline) have been shaped or cropped to better fit the layout so the visual is still space efficient.
Instructions - In this activity you will be using the resources below to make a complex visual to show either how Birmingham was the "City of a Thousand Trades" or how it was a "Model of Urban Reform". You will be using Google Drawing and Google Sheets to make this visual - this is a link to instructions on using Google Drawing.
Important Note - You do not need to use all of the resources provided. You should use the resources and information that best support the title and thesis of your visual.
Link for turning in Completed Complex Visual about Birmingham - click here
Resources:
Reading - Growth of Birmingham as an Industrial City - Use this for timeline information
Maps - Birmingham in 1814 and 1899
Map - Location of Birmingham in England and Railway Network in 1840
Data Sets - Population of Birmingham and Death Rate - The death rate can be used as proxy for the level of health in an area (lower the rate the healthier the population)
Data Sets - Workers in Manufacturing and Number of Instrument Makers - The number of instrument makers can be used as a proxy for highly skilled manufacturing
Image - Birmingham 1730
Image - Birmingham 1886
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