WorksheetsIndustrial Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The cottage industry system involved manufacturing...
a)
of steam engines.
b)
of hand-made luxury goods.
c)
in the home.
d)
in small factories.
2.
Beer bottling is an example of a...
a)
bulk-gaining industry
b)
specialized industry
c)
perishable industry
d)
labor intensive industry
3.
What Western European country has experienced the most rapid manufacturing growth the late 20th century?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
4.
Producers of automobiles select locations primarily because of access to...
a)
raw materials
b)
labor
c)
markets
d)
fluid capital
5.
The lowest-cost form of transporting goods very long distances is by...
a)
boat
b)
train
c)
airplane
d)
truck
6.
The most important transportation improvement in the 18th century was the...
a)
canal
b)
railroad
c)
steam engine
d)
automobile
7.
Steel production has declined during the 1980s and 1990s most rapidly in...
a)
Russia
b)
Japan
c)
Europe
d)
United States
8.
Significant site factors include all but which of the following...
a)
labor
b)
transportation
c)
capital
d)
land
9.
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near...
a)
break-of-bulk points.
b)
consumers.
c)
raw materials.
d)
suburbs.
10.
The U.S. steel industry moved westward in the 19th century primarily because of better...
a)
labor
b)
coal
c)
markets
d)
iron ore
11.
The first industries to increase production through extensive use of the steam engine were...
a)
iron and chemical
b)
copper and textile
c)
textile and iron
d)
transport and chemical
12.
Why are Asian companies more succesful in the United States than U.S. companies are in Asia?
a)
Tropical climate in Asia restricts U.S. production
b)
Asian business executives know more about U.S. culture than the U.S. knows about Asian.
c)
The United States allows more foreign ownership.
d)
Asia has more surplus production.
13.
The U.S. gulf coast has become an important industrial area because of...
a)
access to fluid capital
b)
acces to oil and natural gas
c)
proximity to markets
d)
sea food processing
14.
In order to become a major industrial power, Japan had to overcome which of the following problems?
a)
Distance from consumers
b)
weak consumer demands
c)
high labor costs
d)
abundant energy sources
15.
Since 1980, new U.S. automobile assembly plants have been built in the...
a)
Northeast, to minimize access to the largest market.
b)
Sunbelt, to minimize labor costs.
c)
Midwest, to minimize national distribution costs.
d)
West, to minimize access to Japan
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