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WorksheetsAGS Ch.19
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A (n) ___________ is a person who starts and organizes a business.
a)
president
b)
entrepreneur
c)
foreman
d)
principal
2.
_______________ developed the steel industry.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Donald Trump
3.
A ten story building made with steel supports is called a (n) _____________
a)
hotel
b)
tower
c)
skyscraper
d)
bridge
4.
A ___________ bridge is supported by wires or chains attached to tall towers.
a)
land bridge
b)
skyway
c)
trestle
d)
suspension
5.
Coal, iron, and lumber are _______________.
a)
natural resources
b)
types of animals
c)
man-made products
d)
types of weather
6.
Refined oil is called __________.
a)
cotton
b)
kerosene
c)
telephone
d)
industry
7.
Alexander Graham Bell invented the _____________.
a)
light bulb
b)
camera
c)
telephone
d)
computer
8.
A large company owned by stockholders is a _________.
a)
corporation
b)
bank
c)
Walmart
d)
trust
9.
_____________ developed an assembly line method for building cars?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Henry Ford
d)
George Eastman
10.
Money used for investment is called __________.
a)
capital
b)
crops
c)
assembly line
d)
industry
11.
America's first railroad system was called _____________.
a)
Conrail
b)
Arcade & Attica
c)
New York Central
d)
Baltimore & Ohio
12.
Thomas Edison invented the _____________.
a)
electric light bulb
b)
automobile
c)
camera
d)
telephone
13.
The definition of reproduce is to _____________
a)
harvest crops for food
b)
copy or duplicate
c)
communicating over long distances
d)
building new farms
14.
A __________ is a company that has little competition.
a)
monopoly
b)
stock
c)
share
d)
market
15.
_______________ organized the Standard Oil Company.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Edwin Drake
c)
Mr. LoBianco
d)
Andrew Carnegie
16.
A large, powerful company that often is a monopoly is called a ______________.
a)
trust company
b)
small business
c)
market
d)
plantation
17.
Killing of animals for food is the definition of __________.
a)
ranching
b)
slaughtering
c)
engineering
d)
mining
18.
_____________ created America's first railroad system.
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
George Eastman
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
19.
What form of transportation did ranchers use to ship cattle to midwestern cities?
a)
railroads
b)
ships
c)
automobiles
d)
wagon trains
20.
Waste products from factories and mines caused _________.
a)
fires
b)
water pollution
c)
earthquakes
d)
hurricanes
21.
__________ is the act of protecting or limiting the use of natural resources.
a)
environment
b)
engineering
c)
conservation
d)
pollution
22.
Henry Ford made automobiles cheap and affordable by developing the _________.
a)
assembly line
b)
gas engine
c)
telegraph
d)
Bessemer process
23.
___________________ simplified the Kodak camera.
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
George Eastman
24.
Large pipes called pipelines were built to carry oil to ______________
a)
refineries
b)
factories
c)
farms
d)
racnches
25.
____________ gave American industries an eager work force.
a)
Immigrants
b)
women
c)
Native Americans
d)
African Americans
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