SS - Turn of the Century - Part 2

During the turn of the century, this city was known for meat packing.

• San Antonio, Texas

• Kitty Hawk,

  North Carolina

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Chicago, Illinois

During the turn of the century, this city was known for it’s steel production.

• San Antonio, Texas

• Kitty Hawk,

  North Carolina

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Chicago, Illinois

Which answer best describes what population is?

• The number of people living in a specific place

• The number of cowboys living in a specific place.

• The amount of resources in a specific place.

Which answer best describes what transportation is?

• How people move from one place to another.

• How people and resources move from one place to another.

• How resources are moved from one place to another.

What are resources?

• The ways that cattle and crops are moved.

• How people and resources move from one place to another.

• Something that can be used for a purpose (ex: iron, steel)

What brought cattle to Chicago to processed into beef?

• cars and airplanes

• railroads

• railroads and cars

What helped sustain the meatpacking industry?

• waterways, railroads, and a large population

• railroads only

• waterways and railroads

Fill in the blanks

Some new__________ from ________ found their way to Chicago to work in the meatpacking industry.

• cowboys; Texas

• immigrants; Asia

• immigrants; Europe

Which location does the red star on the map represent?

• San Antonio, Texas

• Kitty Hawk,

  North Carolina

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Chicago, Illinois

What supported the growth of the steel industry?

• waterways and railroads

• abundant natural resources (iron ore), railroads, and a large population

• natural resources and railroads