Industrial Revolution and Economics Worksheet

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What are synthetics?

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Man-made materials produced by chemical processes

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What was a primary energy source that powered the First Industrial Revolution?

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Steam power

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Where did the First Industrial Revolution begin?

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Britain

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Who are consumers in an economic system?

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People who buy and use goods or services

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What is the purpose of tariffs?

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To protect local industries from foreign competition

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Which industry was one of the first to be transformed by machines during the Industrial Revolution?

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Textiles

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The internal combustion engine made which transportation advancement possible?

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Automobiles

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What type of power refers to motion that spins or turns in a circle?

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Rotary power

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What best describes manufactured goods?

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Products made in factories using machines

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Which development came during the Second Industrial Revolution? Steam engines, Electrical power, Water wheels, Wind mills

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Electrical power