Florida Studies 3.4 Florida on the Move

_____________ is the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs.

• ford

• market

• technology

• transportation

The way in which people and goods are moved from place to place is called ________________.

• ford

• market

• tools

• transportation

A ____________ is a shallow place where a river or stream may be crossed.

• ford

• market

• tools

• transportation

A ____________ is a place where buyers and sellers exchange goods.

• ford

• market

• tools

• transportation

Which transportation improvement reduced the need to rely on fords?

• bridges

• railroads

• roads

• steamboats

Improvements in transportation helped Florida sell mores of its products because:

• the goods were more attractive

• the goods had better quality

• it became easier to get goods to market

• people wanted to buy more

True or False: Railroads helped move people and goods.

• True

• False

True or False: Even with new roads and bridges, water travel was faster than traveling by land.

• True

• False

What effect did steamboats have on people? Choose two.

• Steamboats allowed people to travel to new places for vacations.

• Steamboats brought supplies to Florida's pioneers.

• Steamboats transported cattle and livestock.

• Steamboats took cotton and other crops to northern cities.

• Steamboats did not have any effects on people.

Use the map on page 104 of your book to answer the following question: Which groups of cities were connected by one railroad?

• St. Marks, Tallahassee, and Fernandina

• Palatka, Fernandina, and Gainesville

• Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and St. Marks

• Fernandina, Gainesville, and Cedar Key