Flour, Lumber & Mining Pre-test

What are the 3 major industries in MN? Choose the BEST answer.

• lumber, wheat, and steel
• lumber, flour, and iron ore
• houses, flour, and iron
• railroads, flour, and steel

Who is the industrialist associated with the mining industry in the Mesabi Range in ME Minnesota?

• Charles Pillsbury
• Frederick Weyerhaeuser
• Henry Oliver
• All of these

Who is the industrialist associated with the flour industry? He improved the milling process, and purchased a failing flour mill in Minneapolis and turned it into a huge success.

• Charles Pillsbury
• Frederick Weyerhaeuser
• Henry Oliver
• All of these

Who is the industrialist associated with the lumber industry in central and NE Minnesota? He helped MN become the 3rd largest lumber producer in the US.

• Charles Pillsbury
• Frederick Weyerhaeuser
• Henry Oliver
• All of these

What does the word "industrialization" mean?

• a specific branch of business that provides a certain product or service - MN has 3 major ones
• a rock mineral from which steel can be produced
• an owner or manager of a large business
• the process of creating large-scale, mechanical factories

What does the word "industry" mean?

• to put money into something offering potential profit
• the process of creating large-scale, mechanical factories
• a specific branch of business that provides a certain product or service - MN has 3 major ones
• an owner or manager of a large business

What does the word "iron ore" mean?

• an owner or manager of a large business
• a unit of measurement for agricultural crops that equals 1.25 cubic feet
• the process of creating large-scale, mechanical factories
• a rock mineral from which steel can be produced

In the late 1800s what was essential for powering mills?

• Rivers

• Electricity

• Oil

• Steam

What is a Natural Resource

• Something Man-Made
• Something from Nature that is used by humans
• Something that humans create to help nature

In business, to put money into something offering potential profit.

• Divest

• Profit

• Invest

• Increase