COPS
What do the 2 C's in COPS stand for?
Context & Content
What is industrialisation?
Industrialisation describes the shift from a society creating handmade goods to machine-made goods. It is the expansion of factories and a boost in the economy.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain
What does the O in COPS stand for?
Origin
What is urbanisation?
Urbanisation is the process of people moving from the country (rural areas) to towns (urban areas). It also describes the growth and expansion of a population.
What are 3 positives of the Industrial Revolution?
- Boosted Economy
- Provided Jobs
- Mass Production of products
- Inventions and innovation
What do the 2 P's in COPS stand for?
Purpose & Perspective
What is perspective?
Perspective is a person's point of view on something.
What are 3 negatives of the Industrial Revolution?
- Child Labour
- Poor working conditions
- Poor living conditions
- Death and injury
- Exploitation etc
What does the S in COPS stand for?
Support
What is reliability?
Reliability describes how reliable or trustworthy a source of information. Factors such as bias, false information, and untrustworthy websites/people can impact reliability.
What did the Factory Acts of the 1800s achieve?
Regulate and improve working conditions - specifically child labour.
What do you use COPS to evaluate? (2 answers)
Reliability & Usefulness
What is usefulness?
Usefulness is how useful a source is in providing you with information for your required topic. If the information/source does not support your topic it is not useful.
Roughly, when was the period of the Industrial Revolution?
The period from 1750 – 1850 is regarded as the Industrial Revolution. Although the effects of factories and labour flowed on into the early 1900s.