Big Business & Industry Vocabulary

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Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

What is a corporation?

Back

A company selling shares to the public.

Front

What is an assembly line?

Back

A production method with repeated tasks.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is industrialization?

Back

The shift from farming to manufacturing.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

Who invented the lightbulb, phonograph, and motion picture?

Back

Thomas Edison

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is a monopoly?

Back

A market structure where a single seller controls the entire market.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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What does 'capital' refer to in business?

Back

Financial assets or resources used for investment.

Front

What is a labor union?

Back

An organization of workers formed to protect their rights and interests.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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What is mass production?

Back

The process of producing large quantities of goods efficiently.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is entrepreneurship?

Back

The act of starting and running a new business.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C