WorksheetsIndustry and Urban Growth
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 24mins
Another word for describing a big city is what?
rural
suburban
urban
super-politan
Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?
for the job opportunities
to catch a smelly pole cat
that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped
to get away from the free farmland out west
Why did Pittsburgh become a steel mill center?
It was close to resources and waterways
It had a football team named the Steelers
It mined a lot of steel out of the ground
It used all the steel to make cars there
What does a patent give to a person?
The right to open a new factory
The right to farm an area of land
The right to drive a car
Exclusive right to sell an invention
Which of these is a coproration?
McDonald's
The Marines
The Fire Department
The Little Oven
A corporation is owned by
Just one person who runs it
many people who have invested
What does a philanthropist do?
Works to get more people to move to Philadephia
Wipes out their competitors and control and industry
Donates money to charities
Tries to get people to like them by increasing wages
This led to faster production and lower prices
Patent
Assembly Line
Dawes Act
Automoblie
A monopoly does this to its competitors to control an industry
Wipes out its competitors
Splits into many smaller companies
Gives money to many charities
Cooperates with other companies to have competition
Monopolies hurt customers by lowering prices and decreasing competition.
True
False
What was NOT a way that the growth of industry affected society?
Caused the growth of cities
Helped the environment and led to much less pollution
Led to new inventions
Allowed some people to become extremely wealthy
All the people and activities involved in making a product or providing a service
Corporation
Trust
Industry
Patent
Expanding the railroads changed the U.S. in the following ways EXCEPT..
led to discrimination of Chinese people
helped the population of Western towns to increase
gave settlers more free land out East
allowed businesses to sell more supplies to the West
