Industry and Urban Growth

Another word for describing a big city is what?

• rural

• suburban

• urban

• super-politan

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

• for the job opportunities

• to catch a smelly pole cat

• that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

• to get away from the free farmland out west

Why did Pittsburgh become a steel mill center?

• It was close to resources and waterways

• It had a football team named the Steelers

• It mined a lot of steel out of the ground

• It used all the steel to make cars there

What does a patent give to a person?

• The right to open a new factory

• The right to farm an area of land

• The right to drive a car

• Exclusive right to sell an invention

Which of these is a coproration?

• McDonald's

• The Marines

• The Fire Department

• The Little Oven

A corporation is owned by

• Just one person who runs it

• many people who have invested

What does a philanthropist do?

• Works to get more people to move to Philadephia

• Wipes out their competitors and control and industry

• Donates money to charities

• Tries to get people to like them by increasing wages

This led to faster production and lower prices

• Patent

• Assembly Line

• Dawes Act

• Automoblie

A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry

• Wipes out its competitors

• Splits into many smaller companies

• Gives money to many charities

• Cooperates with other companies to have competition

Monopolies hurt customers by lowering prices and decreasing competition.

• True

• False