Physical Education A-Level
Industrialisation and urbanisation
What Industrialisation and urbanisation means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Industrialisation and urbanisation
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Factory production and the growth of towns reshaped society, and enclosure of open land reduced space for traditional rural games, pushing sport towards organised urban forms.
Topics that use Industrialisation and urbanisation
- Industrial and post-industrial (1780–1900) (AQA A-Level)
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- Governance and regulation
- Gradual and limited expansion of women's participation
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