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Agricultural & Industrial Revolution

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Widespread malnutrition and starvation in an area due to food shortage
a)
Diet
b)
Famine
c)
Malnutrition
d)
Yield
2.
Disorder of nutrition resulting from improper balance of nutrients
a)
Diet
b)
Famine
c)
Malnutrition
d)
Yield
3.
Type and amount of food a person eats
a)
Diet
b)
Famine
c)
Malnutrition
d)
Yield
4.
Amount of crops produced per unit area
a)
Diet
b)
Famine
c)
Malnutrition
d)
Yield
5.
Refers to land that can be used to grow crops
a)
Desertification
b)
Domesticated
c)
Arable
d)
Overharvesting
6.
Mixture of decomposing organic matter used as a fertilizer
a)
Domesticated
b)
Biological pest control
c)
Aquaculture
d)
Compost
7.
Domesticated animals raised to be used on a farm or sold for profit
a)
Domesticated
b)
Diet
c)
Biological pest control
d)
Livestock
8.
A _________________ is a prolonged period of below average precipitation in an area.
a)
Famine
b)
Drought
c)
Yield
d)
Green Revolution
9.
When humans breed 2 organisms with specific traits to influence the traits of the next generation, it is __________.
a)
selective breeding
b)
natural selection
10.

The organic substance obtained from dead plants & animal wastes is called

a)

Animal husbandry

b)

Fertilizer

c)

Manure

d)

Agriculture

11.

The invention of this item had an incredible impact on the increase of transportation

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Telegraph

12.

The advancement in making this item allowed for skyscrapers to be built & more railroad lines

a)

Assembly Line

b)

Steel / Iron Making

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Steam Engine

13.

The invention of this item had a major impact on the textile industry

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Steam Engine

c)

Assembly Line

d)

Telegraph

14.
the increase in agricultural yields led to
a)
a population increase
b)
a population decrease
c)
no change in the population
15.
What was the invention that planted seeds in a straight line?
a)
Crop Rotation
b)
Seed Drill
c)
Enclosure Movement
d)
Mechanization
16.
Why was crop rotation such an important farming technique?
a)
it helped to keep the soil fertile
b)
it planted seeds in a straight line
c)
it enclosed all the common land so peasants had to move to the cities
d)
in water the crops
17.
The best definition for mechanization is
a)
moving from machine power to animal and human power
b)
rotating the planting of crops to keep the land fertile
c)
moving from animal and human power to the use of machines
d)
moving from the farms to the cities
18.
a time when new inventions and techniques made farming faster and easier is known as the 
a)
The French Revolution
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
The Mechanical Revolution
d)
The Agricultural Revolution
19.
What country did the Agricultural Revolution begin?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
The United States
d)
Great Britain
20.
The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...
a)
cotton
b)
peanuts
c)
steel
d)
electricity
21.
Who invented the cotton gin 1793?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
John Deer
c)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
d)
Eli Whitney
22.
Who invented the steamboat 1804?
a)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Samuel F.B. Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
23.

How did the Cotton Gin affect the price of cotton clothing?

a)

The price of clothing stayed about the same

b)

The price of clothing was cheaper

c)

The price of clothing was higher

24.

What other process was changed by Eli Whitney?

a)

Manufacturing using interchangeable parts

b)

Improve horse harnesses

c)

Manufacturing using electricity

d)

Improved steam engine machinery

25.

Who made the light bulb?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

James Watt

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

26.

Who made the steam engine?

a)

George Stephenson

b)

James Watt

c)

The Wright Brothers

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

27.

Who made the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

The Wright Brothers

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

e)

Thomas Edison

28.

Romanticism is love for ...

a)

Nature

b)

Lover

c)

Monarchy

29.

The emphasis of Romantic art and literature was on...

a)

Chivalry and Bravery

b)

Royalty and Hierarchy

c)

Emotion and Imagination

30.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
31.
fabric that is woven
a)
technology
b)
textile
c)
economy
d)
industrialization
32.
complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living
a)
revolution
b)
culture
c)
technology
d)
domesticate
33.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
34.
Where were most factories built?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
35.
_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.
a)
The sower
b)
The reaper
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The sewing machine
36.
Samuel F. B. Morse invented the telegraph. Which area of life was improved by this invention?
a)
communication
b)
farming
c)
industry
d)
transportation
37.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
38.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
39.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
40.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
41.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made goods and services more expensive & harder to ship
b)
Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people safer transportation
d)
Opened new land for exploring and settlements
42.

pay

a)

Wages

b)

Exploit

c)

Urban

d)

Rural

43.

to keep down by severe or unjust use of force, power or authority

a)

Socialism

b)

Textile

c)

Tenant Farmer

d)

Oppression

44.

a political view in which the state (country) owns all means of production, thereby collecting all profit but distributing the wealth equally among citizens resulting in a classless society.

a)

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Factors of Production

d)

Labor Union

45.

collective organized stoppage of work by employees to force acceptance of their demands by the employer

a)

Exploit

b)

Urbanization

c)

Rural

d)

Strike

46.

the economic system in which all factors of production were privately owned and there was no government interference

a)

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Factors of Production

d)

Exploit

47.

unclean

a)

Exploit

b)

Urban

c)

Rural

d)

Unsanitary

48.

to take unfair advantage of a person or a situation

a)

Exploit

b)

Poverty

c)

Urban

d)

Rural

49.

woven cloth

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Unsanitary

d)

Textile

50.

the successive planting of different crops on the same land to improve soil fertility and help control insects and diseases

a)

Tenant Farmer

b)

Factors of Production

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Socialism

51.

laws that allowed landowners to fence off their land

a)

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

b)

Crop Rotation

c)

Enclosure Movement

d)

Suburb

52.

one who farms land owned by another and pays rent

a)

Labor Union

b)

Tenant Farmer

c)

Factors of Production

d)

Crop Rotation

53.

in reference to another country or nation; not native

a)

Foreign

b)

Urban

c)

Rural

d)

Suburb

54.

having little or no money, materials or means of support

a)

Exploit

b)

Suburb

c)

Unsanitary

d)

Poverty

55.

As a result of increased immigration to the United States in the late 19th century, many immigrant families lived in tenements because

a)

there was a lack of affordable housing in overcrowded cities.

b)

there was inadequate housing on the Great Plains.

c)

they wanted to avoid living in ethnic neighborhoods.

d)

the federal government provided immigrants with free housing.

56.

A demand of labor unions, like the Knights of Labor, to long working hours was to ask for

a)

Improved Safety in factories

b)

Government ownership of railroads

c)

An 8 hour work day

d)

Equal pay for men and women

57.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
58.
Driven by free enterprise
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
59.
Wealth distributed unevenly
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
60.
Classless society: all members of society are considered to be equal
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
61.
Education and health care provided by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
62.
Freedom of the press Class distinctions: upper class, middle class and working class
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
63.
System of government is totalitarian
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
64.
Press controlled and owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
65.
System of government is democratic
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
66.
Focus is on the progress of the community as a whole
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
67.
There is central control of the economy
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
68.
Governments should not interfere with the rights of individuals to make their own living
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
69.
The government should interfere in the economy as little as possible
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
70.
When people work together as equals, they achieve greater things
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
71.
When people compete against one another, they achieve greater things
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
72.
Government control of industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
73.
No class system.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
74.
Production determined by supply and demand.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialsim
75.
Private ownership of industry.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
76.
Equal distribution of wealth.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
77.
Government provides for the working class people.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
78.
Laissez-faire means...
a)
Hats off
b)
Hands around
c)
Hands off
d)
Hands on
79.
In a Communist country, workers have no ________ to work harder.
a)
Time
b)
Help
c)
Ability
d)
Incentive
80.
Karl Marx's ideas inspired
a)
free market economies
b)
democracies
c)
technological innovation
d)
dictatorships
81.
The United States practices
a)
pure capitalism
b)
pure socialism
c)
pure communism
d)
mixed market
82.
The founder of communism 
a)
Adam Smith
b)
John Locke
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Rousseau 
83.
This person wrote "The Wealth of Nations" and believed the government should have a limited role in business.
a)
John Locke
b)
Adam Smith
c)
Charles Fourier 
d)
Karl Marx
84.
This economic system aims to make the best products for the lowest amount of money, which often times leads to bad treatment of workers.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Mixed Market Economy 
d)
Capitalism 
85.
What was a long term result of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
A cleaner natural environment
b)
Animal Preservation
c)
Worker Unions and Labor Laws
d)
A second Neolithic Revolution
86.

In a communist society...

a)

the government controls the means of production

b)

the individual owns the means of production

c)

wealth is distributed evenly amongst society

d)

there is no wealth or private property

87.

One problem with socialism is...

a)

the rich will continue to get richer.

b)

people will only work as hard as they need to.

c)

those that don't work hard enough do not reap the benefits.

d)

the government keeps all of the wealth.

88.

Who wrote "An Essay on the Principles of Population?"

a)

Austin Busch

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Thomas Malthus

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