Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

Famine is an extreme scarcity of what?

• food

• water

• shelter

• money

The factory system is a method of manufacturing using machinery and the division of labor to mass produce what?

• goods

• services

• ideas

• tools

Immigration is the act of coming into a foreign country to do what?

• live

• work

• study

• visit

Urbanization is the process by which towns and cities become larger as more people begin living and working in what areas?

• central

• rural

• suburban

• remote

Pull factors are conditions (jobs/opportunities) that attract people to what?

• a country

• a city

• a company

• a school

Supply and demand refer to the amount of goods and services that are available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods and services that people want to what?

• buy

• sell

• exchange

• trade

Efficient means capable of producing desired results with little or no what?

• waste

• effort

• time

• resources

The free enterprise system is a system in which private businesses are able to compete with each other with little control by whom?

• the government

• private corporations

• international bodies

• local communities

A canal is an artificial waterway built for the passage of what?

• boats and ships

• cars and trucks

• trains and buses

• bicycles and pedestrians

Capital refers to money or assets (property) owned by whom?

• a person or business

• a government

• a non-profit organization

• a community group