Ch 6 Review Ohioans at Work

Question 1

He moved his rubber producing factory to Akron to cut transportation costs.

Accepted Answer

B.F Goodrich

Question 2

The people and their skills which are needed to start a new business are known as ___.

Accepted Answer

labor resources

Question 3

The Smartboards, desks and books at Royal View represent ____.

Accepted Answer

Capital Resources

Question 4

The bricks, cement and steel girders used to build Crown Tower Apartments represent __.

Accepted Answer

Capital Resources

Question 5

Situation where two or more businesses try to sell the same kinds of goods or services

Accepted Answer

competition

Question 6

His invention of the electric street light lit up streets in Cleveland & across the country

Accepted Answer

Charles Brush

Question 7

A company that controls an entire industry is known as a __

Accepted Answer

monopoly

Question 8

The newspaper reporters and paperboys selling the Sun Times are examples of __.

Accepted Answer

Labor Resources

Question 9

Things found in nature that are useful to people, such as iron ore, soil and water are ___.

Accepted Answer

natural resources

Question 10

The water used to fill the pool at the Rec Center is an example of ___.

Accepted Answer

Natural Resources

Question 11

A group of people who do the same job is known as a _____.

Accepted Answer

trade group

Question 12

The Planters Peanut Factory is an example of a ___.

Accepted Answer

capital resource

Question 13

Money & goods, such as tools & equipment needed to make other goods or services is called __

Accepted Answer

capital resources

Question 14

The iron ore shipped to Allied Steel Mills in Youngstown is an example of __

Accepted Answer

Natural Resources

Question 15

He moved his company to Toledo because of cheap fuel costs to produce glass products.

Accepted Answer

Edward Libbey

Question 16

The teachers at Royal View Elementary school are an example of __.

Accepted Answer

Labor Resources

Question 17

He was an inventor of many items like the incandescent light bulb and movie projector.

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edison

Question 18

He invented the railroad telegraph which helped make train travel safer.

Accepted Answer

Granville Woods

Question 19

The natural resources, labor resources and capital resources needed to make a good or service

Accepted Answer

productive resources

Question 20

This entrepreneur turned his oil company, Standard Oil into a monopoly.

Accepted Answer

John D. Rockerfeller

Question 21

Working in Cleveland, he invented a traffic signal that directed traffic automatically

Accepted Answer

Garrett Morgan

Question 22

The value of what a person must give up in order to get something else is known as __.

Accepted Answer

opportunity cost

Question 23

Group of workers who join together to improve working conditions & wages are known as _

Accepted Answer

labor unions

Question 24

A person who takes risks to start a new business is called a/an __.

Accepted Answer

entrepreneur

Question 25

Along with his brother, he built an aircraft that flew successfully for twelve seconds.

Accepted Answer

Wilbur Wright

Question 26

Donald Trump wants to build a new golf course and resort on the shores of Lake Erie, he uses __

Accepted Answer

Productive Resources

Question 27

He invented the self starter which replaced the crank shaft on the outside of a car

Accepted Answer

Charles Kettering

Question 28

Ohio was the first state in the country to add an amendment to Ohio's Constitution to ___

Accepted Answer

make children attend school through eighth grade

Question 29

The people that replace the tires on the cars at Conrads Tire Store represent ___.

Accepted Answer

Labor Resources

Question 30

He was elected head of the AFL, the American Federation of Labor, a very powerful labor union.

Accepted Answer

Samuel Gompers

Question 31

The Sherman Antitrust Act was responsible for __.

Accepted Answer

making monopolies illegal

Question 32

One important reason why Ohio was an important industrial state in the late 1800s was __.

Accepted Answer

Ohio had great transportation routes

Question 33

Immigrants coming to the United States often __.

Accepted Answer

lived inareas where they could speak their native language

Question 34

The trucks and cases used by the Pepsi Cola Company are examples of ___

Accepted Answer

Capital Resources

Question 35

The automobile self starter made it possible to __

Accepted Answer

start a car by button or key while sitting inside the car

Ch 6 Review Ohioans at Work

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Ch 6 Review Ohioans at Work

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