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Florida Studies 3.4 Florida on the Move

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people's needs.

a)

ford

b)

market

c)

technology

d)

transportation

2.

The way in which people and goods are moved from place to place is called ________________.

a)

ford

b)

market

c)

tools

d)

transportation

3.

A ____________ is a shallow place where a river or stream may be crossed.

a)

ford

b)

market

c)

tools

d)

transportation

4.

A ____________ is a place where buyers and sellers exchange goods.

a)

ford

b)

market

c)

tools

d)

transportation

5.

Which transportation improvement reduced the need to rely on fords?

a)

bridges

b)

railroads

c)

roads

d)

steamboats

6.

Improvements in transportation helped Florida sell mores of its products because:

a)

the goods were more attractive

b)

the goods had better quality

c)

it became easier to get goods to market

d)

people wanted to buy more

7.

True or False: Railroads helped move people and goods.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: Even with new roads and bridges, water travel was faster than traveling by land.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What effect did steamboats have on people? Choose two.

a)

Steamboats allowed people to travel to new places for vacations.

b)

Steamboats brought supplies to Florida's pioneers.

c)

Steamboats transported cattle and livestock.

d)

Steamboats took cotton and other crops to northern cities.

e)

Steamboats did not have any effects on people.

10.

Use the map on page 104 of your book to answer the following question: Which groups of cities were connected by one railroad?

a)

St. Marks, Tallahassee, and Fernandina

b)

Palatka, Fernandina, and Gainesville

c)

Jacksonville, Tallahassee, and St. Marks

d)

Fernandina, Gainesville, and Cedar Key