West Middle S.S. 8 -Industrial Revolution Vocabulary

What is the Industrial Revolution?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• The process of making large amounts of a product fast and cheaply

• The changing from an agricultural to industrial country

• The shortage or lack of a good

What does the term 'urban' refer to?

• A share of ownership in a corporation

• The countryside

• A city

• The movement of people from farms to cities

What does the term 'rural' mean?

• A city

• The countryside

• The process of making large amounts of a product fast and cheaply

• A shortage or lack of a good

What is urbanization?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• The process of making large amounts of a product fast and cheaply

• The changing from an agricultural to industrial country

• The shortage or lack of a good

What is a stock?

• A share of ownership in a corporation

• The countryside

• A city

• The movement of people from farms to cities

What is a corporation?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• The countryside

• A business that is owned by many investors

• The changing from an agricultural to industrial country

What is supply and demand?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• The process of making large amounts of a product fast and cheaply

• The price of a good rises and falls depending on how many people want it and how much of the good is available

• The shortage or lack of a good

Who is a producer?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• Someone who makes goods or offers services to others

• A city

• The changing from an agricultural to industrial country

Who are consumers?

• A share of ownership in a corporation

• The countryside

• People who buy or use goods to meet their wants and needs

• The movement of people from farms to cities

What is a trust?

• A movement of people from farms to cities

• The countryside

• A group of corporations run by a single board of directors

• The changing from an agricultural to industrial country