The Challenges of Urbanization

Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
• Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
• Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
• Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round

Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
• Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
• Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
• Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?

• Made the crime rate decrease
• Led to an increase in farm workers
• Make the cities cleaner and safer
• Led to an increase in population in the cities

How were cities built to conserve space?

• Skyscrapers were built

• Tenements apartments were built

• Buildings were built in unique shapes

• All of these happened

Which term describes the mixture of cultures we have here in the United States?

• Nativism
• Melting Pot
• Steerage
• Open Border

The growth of cities is:

• Immigration
• Urbanization
• Depersonalization
• Materialization

Why did many of the new wave immigrants migrate in the urban areas of the United States?

• work in the factories

• credit ticket system

• religious persecution

• ethnic loyalty

Industrial cities suffered from the universal problems that rapid expansion brought with it, including concerns over ____, transportation, and communication.

• living conditions

• police brutality

• genocide

• electricity

As cities urbanized, new methods of ____ began to develop such as electric trolleys, elevated trains, and subways to help link markets, homes, and places of business.

• intracity transportation

• b

• c

• d

Where did people without plumbing collect water?

• sewer

• faucets

• puddles

• pond