Unit 5 Topic 1 Industrialization and Urbanization

Question 1

What natural resource allowed the invention of the steam engine to become widely used during the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 2

Which of the following economic terms best describes the picture below?

Accepted Answer

needs

Question 3

What was the assembly line?

Accepted Answer

A manufacturing method used to make products faster

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the changes occurring to the population of the United Sates during the 1800-1900?

Accepted Answer

The population of the U.S. was moving to urban areas.

Question 5

What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

new machines and new technology

Question 6

What is urbanization?

Accepted Answer

The movement of people into cities

Question 7

How did the sewing machine impact the textile industry in the United States?

Accepted Answer

It allowed the mass production of clothing.

Question 8

What impact did new industrial inventions such as the power loom have on the supply of goods?

Accepted Answer

it increased the supply of goods

Question 9

Which physical feature allowed the Northeast region of the United States to become the ideal place for factories?

Accepted Answer

rivers

Question 10

The steam engine was created to increase the amount of goods produced in factories. A steam engine can be considered a

Accepted Answer

capital resource

Question 11

What are some NEEDS?

Accepted Answer

Water, food, & shelter

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the impact new inventions had on the economy of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Large amounts of cheap manufactured goods became available.

Question 13

Which natural resource enabled the development of the combustion engine?

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 14

If demand is high and supply low will the price of the product be high?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

A major loss could result in the failure of a business.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Which of the following economic terms best describes the picture below?

Accepted Answer

wants

Question 17

Why were children used as labor during the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Children were paid less than adult workers.

Question 18

Which of the following statements best describes the conditions that children had to work in while working in factories?

Accepted Answer

Children had to work extremely long hours with short breaks.

Question 19

What is a profit?

Accepted Answer

The money you make after you pay all your costs

Questions 19