Key Concepts in Agriculture, Industry, and Trade
Agriculture
Agriculture is the set of skills and expertise used to cultivate land. The primary sector is devoted to it. It encompasses the various activities of soil treatment and plant crops. It includes a whole range of human actions that transform the natural environment to make it more suitable for growing crops.
Sharecropping
Sharecropping is a tenure status of land that relates to the owner who works it. This is a variable contract, for which the employee pays the owner a proportion of crop production
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**Spanish Industrial Evolution: 1885-1975**
**1. History**
**1.1. Beginning of Industrialization (1855-1900)**
- Reasons for the delay:
- Poor capacity in raw materials and energy products.
- Insufficient investment and scarce entrepreneurship.
- Limited demand.
- Lag in industrial technology and the need to import foreign machinery.
- Unfavorable situation:
- War of Independence.
- The loss of colonies.
- Politics: Inadequate protectionism since 1890.
**1.2. Growth in the First Third of the Twentieth Century**
- Growth of domestic
Spain’s Tourism: Development, Impacts, and Key Destinations
Tourism is an activity that implies the temporary displacement of residence with leisure objectives: tourists staying overnight in Spain, not hikers. The word tourist is an English term that defines a person who travels for pleasure or cultural reasons. In the 19th century, tourism was an activity performed only by aristocrats. However, since the 1970s, it has become a mass phenomenon.
Spanish Tourism Development Factors
Since 1960, Spain has experienced a great development of tourism. In 2000, according
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Urban Planning and Construction Regulations
1. Land Readjustment
Concept: Land readjustment refers to the planning operation consisting of grouping or restructuring farms, parcels, or lots within the scope of a unit. There are two methods: voluntary or forced.
2. Methods of Action
For each execution unit, the appropriate operating system will be determined from the following:
- a) Expropriation (Public)
- b) Cooperation (Public)
- c) Compensation (Private)
3. Body Responsible for Fair Price Fixation and Bonus
- The
Industrial Revolution: Societal and Economic Transformations
Industrial Revolution: Technological, Economic, and Social Changes
The Industrial Revolution marked the transition from a traditional, agricultural society to a modern one. Factors that drove the first Industrial Revolution included population growth, expansion of agriculture, and the emergence of a new economic outlook. The appearance of machines had two consequences: industrial activities were concentrated in certain locations, and the organization of work was modified, leading to the division
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a fundamental economic change in the manufacturing of products, as industries began to utilize machinery. Emerging in Britain in the late 18th century around 1780, it extended throughout Europe and later worldwide over the 19th century. The economic and social changes that caused the Industrial Revolution were either capitalist or socialist.
Principal Characteristics
- Appearance of machines
- Technological innovations
- Use of new energy sources
- Organization