Module 7 - Academic Vocab Quiz

What was the Industrial Revolution?

• A time of political upheaval in Europe

• A movement for social equality

• A great increase in machine production that began in England in the 18th century

• A period of increased agricultural production

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

• To allow the soil to regenerate by planting different crops each year

• To increase the number of crops grown each year

• To reduce the need for fertilizers

• To maximize the use of machinery in farming

Who was Henry Bessemer?

• A person who organizes and manages a business

• An economic thinker who wrote about socialism

• A British engineer who developed a way to mass-produce steel cheaply

• A philosopher who defended laissez-faire economics

What is urbanization?

• The development of agricultural techniques

• City building and the movement of people to cities

• The movement of people to rural areas

• The process of developing machine production of goods

What is a factory?

• A financial institution

• A building where goods are made

• A place where goods are sold

• A type of agricultural field

What does the term 'middle class' refer to?

• The class of unemployed individuals

• The class of government officials

• The social class of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers

• The class of unskilled workers

What is mass production?

• The movement of people to urban areas

• The production of unique, custom items

• The system of manufacturing large quantities of identical items

• The process of developing new agricultural techniques

What are interchangeable parts?

• Parts that are custom-made for each product

• Parts that are used in agricultural machinery

• Machine parts that are identical and manufactured by machine

• Unique parts made by hand

What is the assembly line?

• A method of planting crops

• A system where each worker does one step of a manufacturing process

• A type of urban planning

• A financial strategy for businesses

What is division of labor?

• The separation of tasks among different workers

• The combination of all tasks into one job

• The process of urbanization

• The development of new agricultural techniques