Discuss the impacts of the agrarian and industrial development on urbanization.
Answer:
- Due to Agricultural
developments, people began
to live a settled lifestyle and
gave up hunting and
gathering.
- The Agrarian revolution left poor people in Britain landless. These people later
moved to urban centers in search for employment leading to expansion of
urban centers. Development of mines during the industrial revolution led to emergence
of settlements around the mining areas.
- The agrarian revolution supported the growth of urban centers due to adequate food supply for the growing population.
- The financial industry led to development of urban centers due to industrial/and agricultural expansion.
- Some ports were used to export and import agricultural and manufactured goods leading
to their expansion.
- Mechanization of labour in the agricultural sector displaced some labourers
who moved to urban centres in search of employment opportunities.
- Industrialization led to production of better and more efficient tools which made work easier leading to development of towns.